Egyek is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Olympian László Mucza was born here.[1]

Before World War II, there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community. Most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 104.79 km2 (40 sq mi) and has a population of 5,527 people (2001).

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns — Sister cities

Egyek is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "László Mucza". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ Egyek, Hungary at JewishGen

Media related to Egyek at Wikimedia Commons

47°38′N 20°54′E / 47.633°N 20.900°E / 47.633; 20.900

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