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Revision as of 00:55, 28 January 2011
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Elek | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 5,583 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5742 |
| Area code | 66 |
Elek (Template:Lang-ro) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 54.94 km² and has a population of 5567 people (2002).
History
- first mentioned 1232
- 1566-1696 Ottoman rule (Ottoman wars in Europe)
- 1724 settling of German colonists (predominantly from Franconia)
- 1739 plague
- 1894 artesian aquifer
- 1920 Elek becomes border town Treaty of Trianon
- 1946 expulsion of German settlers
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Elek is twinned with:
- Alerheim, Germany (1992)
- Gerolzhofen, Germany (1990)
- Grăniceri, Romania (1997)
- Laudenbach, Germany (1994)
- Leimen, Germany (1992)
- Sebiş, Romania (1992)
- Veľké Kapušany, Slovakia (1996)
46°32′N 21°15′E / 46.533°N 21.250°E
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