Aranyosapáti is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. János J. Pataki, the paternal grandfather of former governor of the State of New York, George Pataki, was from Aranyosapáti.
Aranyosapáti | |
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| Country | Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 2,047 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4634 |
| Area code | 45 |
Aranyosapáti was established in 1950 after the unification of two villages: Kopócsapáti and Révaranyos. Jews lived in both villages[2][3] until they were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[4][5]
Geography
editIt covers an area of 21.36 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 2047 people (2015).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
- ^ Census of Hungarian Jews, 1993
- ^ Census of Hungarian Jews, 1993
- ^ Documentation of the Révaranyos's Jews murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ Documentation of the Kopócsapáti's Jews murdered in the Holocaust
48°12′N 22°16′E / 48.200°N 22.267°E
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