Southern Great Plain in the context of "Elek"

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⭐ Core Definition: Southern Great Plain

The Southern Great Plain (Hungarian: Dél-Alföld ['deːl 'ɒlføld]) is a statistical (NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Southern Great Plain includes the counties of Bács-Kiskun, Békés, and Csongrád-Csanád. The region is in the southern part of Hungary. It borders Central Hungary and the Northern Great Plain regions to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, and the Southern Transdanubia and Central Transdanubia regions to the west. The regional centre, and capital city is Szeged, the third largest city of Hungary.

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👉 Southern Great Plain in the context of Elek

Elek (German: Renndorf, Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Until the Second World War, the town was home to the largest concentration of Germans in the county, with its population consisting almost entirely of Swabians. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.

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Southern Great Plain in the context of Szeged

Szeged (/ˈsɛɡɛd/ SEG-ed, Hungarian: [ˈsɛɡɛd] ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.

The Szeged Open Air (Theatre) Festival (first held in 1931) is one of the main attractions, held every summer and celebrated as the Day of the City on 21 May.

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Southern Great Plain in the context of Battonya

Battonya (Romanian: Bătania; Serbian: Батања, romanizedBatanja) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Residents are Hungarians, with minority of Serbs and Romanians.

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Southern Great Plain in the context of Kétegyháza

Kétegyháza (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkeːtɛchaːzɒ]; Romanian: Chitighaz) is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is one of the main centres of Hungary's Romanian minority.

Jews lived in the village in the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered in the Holocaust of the Jews of Hungary.

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Southern Great Plain in the context of Pusztaottlaka

Pusztaottlaka (Puszta-Ott·lak·a; Romanian: Otlaca-Pustă) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.

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Southern Great Plain in the context of Méhkerék

Méhkerék (Romanian: Micherechi) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.

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