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'''Egyek''' is a large [[village]] in [[Hajdú-Bihar]] county, in the [[Northern Great Plain]] [[region]] of eastern [[Hungary]]. Olympian [[László Mucza]] was born here.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/laszlo-mucza-1.html |title=László Mucza |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
'''Egyek''' is a large [[village]] in [[Hajdú-Bihar]] county, in the [[Northern Great Plain]] [[region]] of eastern [[Hungary]]. Olympian [[László Mucza]] was born here.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/laszlo-mucza-1.html |title=László Mucza |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>


Before [[World War II]], there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the [[Holocaust]]. <ref> {{JewishGen-LocalityPage|852637|Egyek, Hungary}}</ref>
Before [[World War II]], there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the [[Holocaust]].<ref>{{JewishGen-LocalityPage|852637|Egyek, Hungary}}</ref>
==Geography==
==Geography==
It covers an [[area]] of {{Convert|104.79|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a [[population]] of 5527 people (2001).
It covers an [[area]] of {{Convert|104.79|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a [[population]] of 5527 people (2001).

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Egyek
Large village
Coat of arms of Egyek
Egyek is located in Hungary
Egyek
Egyek
Coordinates: 47°38′N 20°54′E / 47.633°N 20.900°E / 47.633; 20.900
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
DistrictBalmazújváros
Area
 • Total104.79 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,527
 • Density52.76/km2 (136.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4069
Area code(+36) 52

Egyek is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Olympian László Mucza was born here.[1]

Before World War II, there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 104.79 km2 (40 sq mi) and has a population of 5527 people (2001).

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Egyek is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "László Mucza". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ Egyek, Hungary at JewishGen

Media related to Egyek at Wikimedia Commons

47°38′N 20°54′E / 47.633°N 20.900°E / 47.633; 20.900