Gelénes
Appearance
Gelénes | |
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Country | ![]() |
County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area | |
• Total | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 611 |
• Density | 29.73/km2 (77.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 4935 |
Area code | 45 |
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Gelénes is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.[1]
Jews lived in Gelénes for many years[2] and they had a Jewish cemetery that was apparently moved.[3] During World War II nearly all of Jews from Gelénes were murdered in the Holocaust.[4]
Geography
[edit]It covers an area of 20.55 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 611 people (2001).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gelenes Map". maplandia.com. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ The location was the Jewish cemetery in the village
- ^ The central database of the names of Holocaust victims
48°12′N 22°27′E / 48.200°N 22.450°E