Halmaj

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Halmaj
Village
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Flag of Halmaj
Coat of arms of Halmaj
Halmaj is located in Hungary
Halmaj
Halmaj
Location of Halmaj
Coordinates: 48°14′47″N 20°59′49″E / 48.24631°N 20.99708°E / 48.24631; 20.99708Coordinates: 48°14′47″N 20°59′49″E / 48.24631°N 20.99708°E / 48.24631; 20.99708
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictSzikszó
Area
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2015)[1]
 • Total1,799
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3842
Area code(+36) 46
Websitewww.halmaj.hu

Halmaj is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Before World War II, there was a Jewish community in Halmaj. At its height, there were 61 Jews in the community [2] most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ The census of Jews in Hungary
  3. ^ Halmaj, Hungary at JewishGen

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