Elek
| Elek | ||
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  Elek | ||
| Coordinates: 46°31′41″N 21°14′49″E / 46.528°N 21.247°E | ||
| Country |
 Hungary | |
| County | Békés | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 4,816 | |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5742 | |
| Area code(s) | 66 | |
Elek (Romanian: Aletea) 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
- 1232 First mentioned
- 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)
Coordinates: 46°32′N 21°15′E / 46.533°N 21.250°E
County seat: Békéscsaba | ||
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