Bátaszék
Bátaszék | |
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  Bátaszék Location of Bátaszék | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′33″N 18°43′21″E / 46.19248°N 18.72258°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Tolna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.54 km2 (24.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 6,217 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7140 |
| Area code | 74 |
Bátaszék (German: Badeseck, Serbian: Батсек, romanized: Batsek) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. The majority residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Serbs.
"The oldest tree of Bátaszék" won the title of European Tree of the Year 2016.[1]
The Roman Catholic writer Miklós Bátori was born in Bátaszék.
History[edit]
During World War II, Bátaszék was captured on 28 November 1944 by Red Army troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.
Sport[edit]
- Bátaszéki SE, association football club
Twin towns — sister cities[edit]
Bátaszék is twinned with:
Besigheim, Germany
Ditrău, Romania
Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia
Gallery[edit]
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Roman Catholic Church in Bátaszék -
View at the site of the Cikádor Abbey -
Bátaszék railway station -
"The oldest tree of Bátaszék", European Tree of the Year 2016.
References[edit]
- ^ "Previous years and their winners". Environmental Partnership Association. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bátaszék.
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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