Kövegy is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Kövegy | |
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Village | |
 Roman Catholic church in Kövegy | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 362[1] |
| • Density | 37.3/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6912 |
| Area code | 62 |
Geography
editIt covers an area of 9.71 km2 (4 sq mi) and has a population of 362 people (2015).[1]
History
editIn 1764 it was still mentioned as a wasteland, in 1843 more than 120 families of Catholic tobacco growers from the surrounding settlements settled here. It belonged to Csanádpalota until 1882, then it became an independent settlement. From 1973 to 1990, it was a village with a joint council with Csanádpalota. It has been an independent settlement since 1990.
References
edit- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
46°13′N 20°41′E / 46.217°N 20.683°E
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