Nagyszékely (German: Großsäckl) is a village in Tolna county, Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants' majority was Protestant Danube Swabian (Schwowe) whose ancestors once arrived in 1720 - 1722 from Hanau. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, following the Potsdam Agreement.[1]
Nagyszékely | |
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![]() Reformed church | |
Coordinates: 46°38′46″N 18°31′42″E / 46.64611°N 18.52833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Tolna |
Area | |
• Total | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 441 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7085 |
Area code | 74 |
Website | www |
Around 1790, Catholic German families from Nagyszékely settled in Illocska.
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