Bács-Kiskun
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| BÁCS-KISKUN COUNTY | ||
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| Region | Southern Great Plain | |
| County seat | Kecskemét | |
| Area | 8,445 km² | |
| Population | 547,000 | |
| Population density | 65/km² | |
| Municipalities | 119 | |
Bács-Kiskun is a county (megye in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of WWII, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km², Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in area. The county seat and largest city of Bács-Kiskun is Kecskemét.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
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Geography
The county is Europe-wide known for its natural beauty. Kiskunság National Park is located in the area.Location
Bács-Kiskun borders Baranya, Tolna, and Fejér on the west (across the Danube River); Pest to the north, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Csongrád on the east, across the Tisza River. To the south Bács-Kiskun shares the international border with Serbia.Bács-Kiskun lies on the Great Hungarian Plain. The difference between its highest and lowest elevations is only 80 m.
Rivers
Lakes
History
Bács-Kiskun county was created after World War II from the pre-1938 counties Bács-Bodrog and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun (southern half).Demographics
Although the population is decreasing, the birth rate in the county is positive, unlike in any other regions in Hungary.Ethnicity
The population of the county is almost homogeneous, with a Hungarian majority. Some Croatian and German people live around Hajós and Baja.Religion
The people of Bács-Kiskun are predominantly Christians, belonging to several different denominations.Economy
Transportation
Highway M5 and Road 5 go through Bács-Kiskun. There are many second-class roads throughout the county, that way easy excess is available to every village. The international railroad Budapest-Subotica-Belgrade and the national rainroad Budapest-Cegléd-Szeged pass through Bács-Kiskun as well.Law and Government
Important cities and towns
Two-thirds of the population lives in the twenty cities/towns, among which the largest is the county seat, Kecskemét, where one-sixth of the total population resides. The town with the largest population density is Kalocsa (353/km2), the lowest population density is in the village of Újsolt (6/km2). City/towns have an average population density of 126, while villages have an average of 36/km2.Even though Bács-Kiskun is the fifth largest county of Hungary by population, the population density is less than half of the country's average. The villages are typically large. 13% of the population lives on farms and homesteads.
City with county rights
Cities and towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)
| Baja (38,143) | Kunszentmiklós (9,078) | |
| Kiskunfélegyháza (32,081) | Soltvadkert (7,782) | |
| Kiskunhalas (29,688) | Bácsalmás (7,694) | |
| Kalocsa (18,449) | Solt (7,063) | |
| Kiskőrös (15,263) | Szabadszállás (6,680) | |
| Kiskunmajsa (21,091) | Izsák (6,187) | |
| Tiszakécske (11,878) | Kerekegyháza (6,051) | |
| Lajosmizse (11,159) | Tompa (4,899) | |
| Jánoshalma (9,866) | Dunavecse (4,249) | |
| Kecel (9,259) |
Villages
| Ágasegyháza | Csólyospálos | Géderlak | Kunpeszér | Soltszentimre | ||||
| Akasztó | Dávod | Hajós | Kunszállás | Sükösd | ||||
| Apostag | Drágszél | Harkakötöny | Ladánybene | Szakmár | ||||
| Bácsbokod | Dunaegyháza | Harta | Lakitelek | Szalkszentmárton | ||||
| Bácsborsód | Dunafalva | Helvécia | Madaras | Szank | ||||
| Bácsszentgyörgy | Dunapataj | Hercegszántó | Mátételke | Szentkirály | ||||
| Bácsszőlős | Dunaszentbenedek | Homokmégy | Mélykút | Szeremle | ||||
| Ballószög | Dunatetétlen | Imrehegy | Miske | Tabdi | ||||
| Balotaszállás | Dusnok | Jakabszállás | Móricgát | Tass | ||||
| Bátmonostor | Érsekcsanád | Jászszentlászló | Nagybaracska | Tataháza | ||||
| Bátya | Érsekhalma | Kaskantyú | Nemesnádudvar | Tázlár | ||||
| Bócsa | Fajsz | Katymár | Nyárlőrinc | Tiszaalpár | ||||
| Borota | Felsőlajos | Kelebia | Ordas | Tiszaug | ||||
| Bugac | Felsőszentiván | Kéleshalom | Orgovány | Uszód | ||||
| Bugaspusztaháza | Foktő | Kisszállás | Öregcsertő | Újsolt | ||||
| Császártöltés | Fülöpháza | Kömpöc | Páhi | Újtelek | ||||
| Csátalja | Fülöpjakab | Kunadacs | Pálmonostora | Városföld | ||||
| Csávoly | Fülöpszállás | Kunbaja | Petőfiszállás | Vaskút | ||||
| Csengőd | Gara | Kunbaracs | Pirtó | Zsana | ||||
| Csikéria | Gátér | Kunfehértó | Rém | |||||
Education
Colleges and universities
Professional sport teams
Miscellaneous topics
List of famous residents
- József Bayer, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Jenő Ernst, doctor, biologist, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- András Gáspár, Hungarian General
- János Hornyik, historian
- Dénes Jánossy, mailing member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- András Jelky, a man who travelled around the world in a strange way (1730-1783)
- József Katona, author
- László Kelemen, president of the first Hungarian Theater
- Zoltán Kodály, composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher
- Kálmán Latabár, actor, comedian
- Béla Magyari, cosmonaut
- Lázár Mészáros, Hungary's first Minister of War
- Dezső Miskolczy, respected explorer of the mental disease, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Ferenc Móra, novelist
- Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian national poet
- Emma Sándor, composer, wife of Zoltán Kodály
- Ede Telcs, sculptor
- Kálmán Tóth, famous poet
- István Türr, Garibaldi's general
See also
References
External links
- [Official site] in English, Hungarian, German, and French
- [Information] in English, Hungarian, and German
| County of Bács-Kiskun Bács-Kiskun Topics | History | Geography | Government | Politics | Economy | People from Bács-Kiskun | |
|---|---|
| County seat | Kecskemét |
Cities and towns | Baja | Kunszentmiklós | Kiskunfélegyháza | Soltvadkert | Kiskunhalas | Bácsalmás | Kalocsa | Solt | Kiskőrös | Szabadszállás | Kiskunmajsa | Izsák | Tiszakécske | Kerekegyháza | Lajosmizse | Tompa | Jánoshalma | Dunavecse | Kecel |
Villages | Ágasegyháza | Csólyospálos | Géderlak | Kunpeszér | Soltszentimre | Akasztó | Dávod | Hajós | Kunszállás | Sükösd | Apostag | Drágszél | Harkakötöny | Ladánybene | Szakmár | Bácsbokod | Dunaegyháza | Harta | Lakitelek | Szalkszentmárton | Bácsborsód | Dunafalva | Helvécia | Madaras | Szank | Bácsszentgyörgy | Dunapataj | Hercegszántó | Mátételke | Szentkirály | Bácsszőlős | Dunaszentbenedek | Homokmégy | Mélykút | Szeremle | Ballószög | Dunatetétlen | Imrehegy | Miske | Tabdi | Balotaszállás | Dusnok | Jakabszállás | Móricgát | Tass | Bátmonostor | Érsekcsanád | Jászszentlászló | Nagybaracska | Tataháza | Bátya | Érsekhalma | Kaskantyú | Nemesnádudvar | Tázlár | Bócsa | Fajsz | Katymár | Nyárlőrinc | Tiszaalpár | Borota | Felsőlajos | Kelebia | Ordas | Tiszaug | Bugac | Felsőszentiván | Kéleshalom | Orgovány | Uszód | Bugaspusztaháza | Foktő | Kisszállás | Öregcsertő | Újsolt | Császártöltés | Fülöpháza | Kömpöc | Páhi | Újtelek | Csátalja | Fülöpjakab | Kunadacs | Pálmonostora | Városföld | Csávoly | Fülöpszállás | Kunbaja | Petőfiszállás | Vaskút | Csengőd | Gara | Kunbaracs | Pirtó | Zsana | Csikéria | Gátér | Kunfehértó | Rém |
| Counties of Hungary |
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|---|---|---|
| Counties: | Bács-Kiskun | Baranya | Békés | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | Csongrád | Fejér | Győr-Moson-Sopron | Hajdú-Bihar | Heves | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | Komárom-Esztergom | Nógrád | Pest | Somogy | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tolna | Vas | Veszprém | Zala | |
| Urban counties: | Békéscsaba | Debrecen | Dunaújváros | Eger | Érd | Győr | Hódmezővásárhely | Kaposvár | Kecskemét | Miskolc | Nagykanizsa | Nyíregyháza | Pécs | Salgótarján | Sopron | Szeged | Szekszárd | Székesfehérvár | Szolnok | Szombathely | Tatabánya | Veszprém | Zalaegerszeg | |
| Capital: | Budapest | |
| See also: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary | ||
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