The Jewish community in the city was established in the second half of the 19th century and most of the Jews in the settlement were merchants and industrialists.[3]
In 1942, young Jews from the city were sent to forced labor.
In 1944, after the Germans entered Hungary, the head of the congregation and some of the community's dignitaries were arrested, and on May 13, all the local Jews were rounded up and finally transferred to Békéscsaba. Most of them were taken to the Auschwitz extermination camp.[4][5]
After the war, three survivors returned from Auschwitz, six from forced labor and eighty from Austria. The community was reorganized, but many dispersed within a short time. In the 1970s, only a few Jews lived there.[6]
battonya, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2013, learn, when. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battonya news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Battonya Romanian Bătania Serbian Bataњa romanized Batanja is a town in Bekes County in the Southern Great Plain region of south east Hungary Residents are Magyars with minority of Serbs and Romanians Battonya Bătania BatanjaTownAerial photography Battonya TempleFlagCoat of armsBattonyaCoordinates 46 17 N 21 1 E 46 283 N 21 017 E 46 283 21 017Country HungaryCountyBekesDistrictMezokovacshazaArea Total145 77 km2 56 28 sq mi Population 2015 Total5 960 1 Density46 34 km2 120 0 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code5830Area code 36 68Websitewww wbr battonya wbr hu Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 The Jews in the city 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditIt covers an area of 145 77 km2 and has a population of 5960 people 2015 Further information Battonya gas fieldHistory Edit Kingdom of Hungary stamp issue 1874 cancelled at BATTONYA This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2013 After the Ottoman occupation until 1918 BATTONYA was part of the Austrian monarchy province of Hungary 2 in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary The Jews in the city Edit The Jewish community in the city was established in the second half of the 19th century and most of the Jews in the settlement were merchants and industrialists 3 The synagogue was built in 1896 and the community had a Jewish school In 1942 young Jews from the city were sent to forced labor In 1944 after the Germans entered Hungary the head of the congregation and some of the community s dignitaries were arrested and on May 13 all the local Jews were rounded up and finally transferred to Bekescsaba Most of them were taken to the Auschwitz extermination camp 4 5 After the war three survivors returned from Auschwitz six from forced labor and eighty from Austria The community was reorganized but many dispersed within a short time In the 1970s only a few Jews lived there 6 Twin towns sister cities EditBattonya is twinned with Pecica Romania 1996 Beocin Serbia 1997 Lipova Romania 1997 References Edit Gazetteer of Hungary 1st January 2015 Hungarian Central Statistical Office 03 09 2015 Handbook of Austria and Lombardy Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850 1864 by Edwin MUELLER 1961 Hungarian Jewish census Documentation of the Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust The community page in the Census of Hungarian Communities The Jewish Community of Battonya in The Museum of the Jewish PeopleExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battonya Official website in Hungarian Coordinates 46 17 N 21 01 E 46 283 N 21 017 E 46 283 21 017 This Bekes County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battonya amp oldid 1122516416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
