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Elek | |
|---|---|
 Monument of the deported Germans | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Elek | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′41″N 21°14′49″E / 46.528°N 21.247°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Gyula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,816 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5742 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | www |
Elek (German: Renndorf, Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.[1] Until the Second World War, the town was home to the largest concentration of Germans in the county, with its population consisting almost entirely of Swabians. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[2][3]
- ^ "City (town) Elek: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Documentation of the city's Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ Hungarian Jewish census