Vaskút
Vaskút Waschkut/Eisenbrunn | |
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  Vaskút Waschkut/Eisenbrunn Location of Vaskút | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 18°59′00″E / 46.1167°N 18.9833°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.49 km2 (27.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,327[1] |
| • Density | 46.5/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6521 |
| Area code(s) | 79 |
Vaskút (German: Waschkut or Eisenbrunn, Croatian: Baškut or Vaškut) is a large village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Geography[]
It covers an area of 71.49 km². It has a population of 3327 people (2015).[1]
Demographics[]
Before 1945, there was high share of Germans (Danube Swabians) in Vaskút's population, that spoke their own dialect of German language.
After the war, numerous Magyars (Szeklers from Bukovina and Csángós from Moldavia) were settled here.
Notable persons[]
- (1937), writer
- (1845–1909), Franciscan, important personality of national movement of the Danubian Croats
- (1755–1809), Franciscan, Croatian writer
- Bede Lackner (1927–2020), Catholic priest and monk[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
- ^ Obituary, dignitymemorial.com, accessed 14 Nov 2020.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 18°59′E / 46.117°N 18.983°E
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