Egyek

47°38′N 20°54′E / 47.633°N 20.900°E / 47.633; 20.900Country HungaryCountyHajdú-BiharDistrictBalmazújvárosArea • Total104.79 km² (40.46 sq mi)Population • Total5,527 • Density52.76/km² (136.6/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 52

Egyek is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Olympian László Mucza was born here.^[1]

Before World War II, there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.^[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 104.79 km² (40 sq mi) and has a population of 5527 people (2001).

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Egyek is twinned with:

• Radzyń Podlaski, Poland

References

External links

Media related to Egyek at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site in Hungarian

47°38′N 20°54′E / 47.633°N 20.900°E / 47.633; 20.900