Kaskantyú Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Kaskantyú
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Bács-Kiskun
Area Total Km2:58.28
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1002[1]
Population Density Km2:17.2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6211
Area Code:78

Kaskantyú is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary.

Etymology

The name is of Cuman origin. It comes from "qaçqınçıɣ", which means "like a fugitive".[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 58.280NaN0 and has a population of 1002 people (2015).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. Rásonyi . László . 1967 . LES ANTHROPONYMES COMANS DE HONGRIE . Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae . French . 20 . 2 . 135-149.