Sükösd Explained

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.

History

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.

Geography

It covers an area of 94.210NaN0 and has a population of 3627 people (2015).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015