Official Name: | Hajós |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Coordinates: | 46.399°N 19.12°W |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Bács-Kiskun |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalocsa |
Area Total Km2: | 89.92 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 3305 |
Population Density Km2: | 37.64 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6344 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+36) 78 |
Hajós (hr|Ajoš; de|Hajosch) is a town in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
Hajós's name comes from the Hungarian word "hajó" which means boat or ship. It is possible that in the Middle Ages Hajós was surrounded by a large area of water. The medieval Hajós lost much of its population during the Ottoman conquest. The Ancestors of the Hajoscher Danube Swabians came in 1720 from different parts of Swabia, and was of entirely Catholic Swabians immigrants origin and settled there and hold until today their own Old Swabian German dialect.[1]
There are over 1,200 press houses built in village structure. The taste of the ripening fiery wine in the coolness of the cellars are offered by this region. This is the place where every stranger deserves a "Grüsgott." On the rich blooded Urban day wine festival, tens of thousands of people celebrate Saint Urban, the guardian of grape growers and wine makers.