Kübekháza

Kübekháza is a settlement (village) in Csongrád county, in Hungary, with 1603 inhabitants and an area of 27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi), directly near the Romanian-Serbian-Hungarian triple border point. There is a triple-border memorial at this point. A border crossing to Serbia opened in October 2019, ending the century of isolation of the neighbouring Serbian village.

Kübekháza
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Kübekháza
Location of Kübekháza in Hungary
Coordinates: 46.15°N 20.28°E / 46.15; 20.28
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Great Plain
CountyCsongrád
SubregionSzegedi
RankVillage
Area
  Total27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
  Total1,577
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6755
Area code+36 62
KSH code14410[1]
Websitewww.kubekhaza.hu
Csongrád County in Hungary

20% of the populations was once German. The people of Kübekháza have produced much tobacco. After the Second World War many of them were deported to Germany.

The settlement is sometimes called operetta-village because of the operetta-festival held with famous participants every summer.

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