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Baks

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Baks
Village
Coat of arms of Baks
Baks is located in Hungary
Baks
Baks
Location of Baks in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°33′N 20°6′E / 46.550°N 20.100°E / 46.550; 20.100
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád
Area
 • Total61.92 km2 (23.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,300
 • Density37.05/km2 (96.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6768
Area code62

Baks is a village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

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It covers an area of 61.92 km2 (24 sq mi) and has a population of 2300 people (2016).[1]

History

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Human settlement in the village dates back at least to the late Bronze Age, as classical Gáva-Holigrady culture artifacts have been found in Baks along the Tisza River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Molnar, Melinda; Bogardi, Tunde (January 1, 2016). "Researching the spatial aspects of the Romani-Hungarian coexistence by the means of mental mapping". The Central European Journal of Regional Development And Tourism. 8 (3): 170–184.
  2. ^ Kosa, Polett (2022). "Special ceramic figurines from the Late Bronze Age settlement of Baks-Temetőpart". Dissertationes Archaeologicae. 3 (10): 93–128.
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