Bács-Kiskun

BÁCS-KISKUN COUNTY

Region	Southern Great Plain
County seat	Kecskemét
Area	8,445 km²
Population	547,000
Population density	65/km²
Municipalities	119

Bács-Kiskun is a county (megye in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of WWII, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km², Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in area. The county seat and largest city of Bács-Kiskun is Kecskemét.

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Geography

The county is Europe-wide known for its natural beauty. Kiskunság National Park is located in the area.

Location

Bács-Kiskun borders Baranya, Tolna, and Fejér on the west (across the Danube River); Pest to the north, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Csongrád on the east, across the Tisza River. To the south Bács-Kiskun shares the international border with Serbia.

Bács-Kiskun lies on the Great Hungarian Plain. The difference between its highest and lowest elevations is only 80 m.

Rivers

Lakes

History

Bács-Kiskun county was created after World War II from the pre-1938 counties Bács-Bodrog and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun (southern half).

Demographics

Although the population is decreasing, the birth rate in the county is positive, unlike in any other regions in Hungary.

Ethnicity

The population of the county is almost homogeneous, with a Hungarian majority. Some Croatian and German people live around Hajós and Baja.

Religion

The people of Bács-Kiskun are predominantly Christians, belonging to several different denominations.

Economy

Transportation

Highway M5 and Road 5 go through Bács-Kiskun. There are many second-class roads throughout the county, that way easy excess is available to every village. The international railroad Budapest-Subotica-Belgrade and the national rainroad Budapest-Cegléd-Szeged pass through Bács-Kiskun as well.

Law and Government

Important cities and towns

Two-thirds of the population lives in the twenty cities/towns, among which the largest is the county seat, Kecskemét, where one-sixth of the total population resides. The town with the largest population density is Kalocsa (353/km²), the lowest population density is in the village of Újsolt (6/km²). City/towns have an average population density of 126, while villages have an average of 36/km².

Even though Bács-Kiskun is the fifth largest county of Hungary by population, the population density is less than half of the country's average. The villages are typically large. 13% of the population lives on farms and homesteads.

City with county rights

Kecskemét (county seat)

Cities and towns

(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)

Baja (38,143)		Kunszentmiklós (9,078)
Kiskunfélegyháza (32,081)		Soltvadkert (7,782)
Kiskunhalas (29,688)		Bácsalmás (7,694)
Kalocsa (18,449)		Solt (7,063)
Kiskőrös (15,263)		Szabadszállás (6,680)
Kiskunmajsa (21,091)		Izsák (6,187)
Tiszakécske (11,878)		Kerekegyháza (6,051)
Lajosmizse (11,159)		Tompa (4,899)
Jánoshalma (9,866)		Dunavecse (4,249)
Kecel (9,259)

Villages

Ágasegyháza	Csólyospálos	Géderlak	Kunpeszér	Soltszentimre
Akasztó	Dávod	Hajós	Kunszállás	Sükösd
Apostag	Drágszél	Harkakötöny	Ladánybene	Szakmár
Bácsbokod	Dunaegyháza	Harta	Lakitelek	Szalkszentmárton
Bácsborsód	Dunafalva	Helvécia	Madaras	Szank
Bácsszentgyörgy	Dunapataj	Hercegszántó	Mátételke	Szentkirály
Bácsszőlős	Dunaszentbenedek	Homokmégy	Mélykút	Szeremle
Ballószög	Dunatetétlen	Imrehegy	Miske	Tabdi
Balotaszállás	Dusnok	Jakabszállás	Móricgát	Tass
Bátmonostor	Érsekcsanád	Jászszentlászló	Nagybaracska	Tataháza
Bátya	Érsekhalma	Kaskantyú	Nemesnádudvar	Tázlár
Bócsa	Fajsz	Katymár	Nyárlőrinc	Tiszaalpár
Borota	Felsőlajos	Kelebia	Ordas	Tiszaug
Bugac	Felsőszentiván	Kéleshalom	Orgovány	Uszód
Bugaspusztaháza	Foktő	Kisszállás	Öregcsertő	Újsolt
Császártöltés	Fülöpháza	Kömpöc	Páhi	Újtelek
Csátalja	Fülöpjakab	Kunadacs	Pálmonostora	Városföld
Csávoly	Fülöpszállás	Kunbaja	Petőfiszállás	Vaskút
Csengőd	Gara	Kunbaracs	Pirtó	Zsana
Csikéria	Gátér	Kunfehértó	Rém

Education

Colleges and universities

Professional sport teams

Miscellaneous topics

List of famous residents

József Bayer, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Jenő Ernst, doctor, biologist, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
András Gáspár, Hungarian General
János Hornyik, historian
Dénes Jánossy, mailing member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
András Jelky, a man who travelled around the world in a strange way (1730-1783)
József Katona, author
László Kelemen, president of the first Hungarian Theater
Zoltán Kodály, composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher
Kálmán Latabár, actor, comedian
Béla Magyari, cosmonaut
Lázár Mészáros, Hungary's first Minister of War
Dezső Miskolczy, respected explorer of the mental disease, member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Ferenc Móra, novelist
Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian national poet
Emma Sándor, composer, wife of Zoltán Kodály
Ede Telcs, sculptor
Kálmán Tóth, famous poet
István Türr, Garibaldi's general

References

External links

Official site in English, Hungarian, German, and French
Information in English, Hungarian, and German

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