Hercegszántó Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Pushpin Map:Hungary Bács-Kiskun#Hungary
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Hercegszántó
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Bács-Kiskun County
Subdivision Name2:Bács-Kiskun
Subdivision Type3:District
Area Total Km2:68.55
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2329
Population Density Km2:34
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6525
Area Code:79

Hercegszántó (Croatian: Santovo, Serbian: Сантово) is a village in the Bács-Kiskun County of Hungary, famous for being the birthplace of footballer Flórián Albert. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs and Croats. Until the end of World War II, the Danube Swabians lived in this village, it was the only village of Stifulder, in the Bács-Kiskun county.[1] The Stifulder are a Roman Catholic subgroup of the Danube Swabians whose ancestors arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries from Fulda (district).[2] Majority of the Danube Swabians was expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, as a result of the Potsdam Agreement.[3]

A border crossing into Serbia is located near Hercegszántó. The Serbian town of Bački Breg lies across the border. It is also only a few kilometres away from Croatia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volkstracht der Fuldaer Siedlung Mutsching/Mucsi .
  2. Web site: Die Stiffoller und der Stiffolder. feked.hu. 11 April 2023. de.
  3. Web site: Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn .