Settlement Type: | Large village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hungary |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Sükösd |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Bács-Kiskun |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baja |
Area Total Km2: | 94.21 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 3627[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 38.5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6346 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+36) 79 |
Sükösd (Croatian: Čikuzda) is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
The village was named after the Christian saint, St. Sixtus. In 1521, it was mentioned as Sykesd. Originally, the village was situated much closer to the Danube but, due to the frequent floods, in the early 19th century, the archbishop of Kalocsa resettled its inhabitants on a nearby hill. The new Roman Catholic church was built in 1821. Sükösd had been, for centuries, the property of the archbishops of Kalocsa. However, in the 20th century, Count Mihály Cseszneky de Milvány bought the estate, but his fortune was nationalised in the Communist-ruled People's Republic of Hungary.
It covers an area of 94.210NaN0 and has a population of 3627 people (2015).[1]