Kelebia is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The railway crossing into the Serbian province of Vojvodina is located here.
Kelebia | |
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 Kelebia with the Church of Christ the King | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kelebia Location in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 19°37′E / 46.200°N 19.617°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.70 km2 (25.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 3,019 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6423 |
| Area code | 77 |
History
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The border drawn in 1918 split one village into two countries, Hungary and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Today, the municipalities are called Kelebia in Hungary and Kelebija in Serbia.
Geography
editIt covers an area of 66.7 km2 (26 sq mi) and has a population of 3019 people (2002).
References
edit- ^ "Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005" (in Croatian). (462 KB) Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj,
External links
edit- (in Hungarian) Kelebia Község Honlapja Főoldal
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