Battonya
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Aerial photography: Battonya - Temple
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 Battonya
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| Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°1′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E | ||
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 Hungary
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| County | Békés | |
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| • Total | 145.77 km2 (56.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 5,565 | |
| • Density | 46.34/km2 (120.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5830 | |
| Area code(s) | 68 | |
Battonya (Romanian: Bătania, Serbian: Батања/Batanja) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs.
It covers an area of 145.77 km² and has a population of 5565 people (2012).
After the Ottoman occupation until 1918, BATTONYA was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary; in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Battonya is twinned with:
Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°01′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E
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