Elek
Elek (German: Renndorf, Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Elek | |
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Monument of the deported Germans | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Elek | |
| Coordinates: 46.528°N 21.247°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Gyula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,816 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5742 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | www |
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