Nagyszékely Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Nagyszékely
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Tolna
Area Total Km2:36.7
Population Total:441
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7085
Area Code:74
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Coordinates:46.6461°N 18.5283°W

Nagyszékely (German: Großsäckl) is a village in Tolna county, Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants' majority was Protestant Danube Swabian (Schwowe) whose ancestors once arrived in 1720 - 1722 from Hanau. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, following the Potsdam Agreement.[1]

Around 1790, Catholic German families from Nagyszékely settled in Illocska.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn.