Kelebia Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:46.2°N 56°W
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hungary
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Kelebia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Bács-Kiskun
Area Total Km2:66.70
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:3019
Population Density Km2:45
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6423
Area Code:77

Kelebia is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The railway crossing into the Serbian province of Vojvodina is located here.

Croats in Hungary call this village Kelebija.[1]

History

The border drawn in 1918 split one village into two countries, Hungary and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Today, the municipalities are called Kelebia in Hungary and Kelebija in Serbia.

Geography

It covers an area of 66.70NaN0 and has a population of 3019 people (2002).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005. . hr.   Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj,