Battonya

Battonya

Aerial photography: Battonya - Temple

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Battonya
Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°1′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E / 46.283; 21.017
Country  Hungary
County Békés
Area
  Total 145.77 km2 (56.28 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 5,565
  Density 46.34/km2 (120.0/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5830
Area code(s) 68

Battonya (Romanian: Bătania, Serbian: Батања/Batanja) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs.

Geography

It covers an area of 145.77 km² and has a population of 5565 people (2012).

History

Kingdom of Hungary stamp, issue 1874, cancelled at BATTONYA.

After the Ottoman occupation until 1918, BATTONYA was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary;[1] in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Battonya is twinned with:

References

  1. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.

Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°01′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E / 46.283; 21.017

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