Nagyszékely

Coordinates: 46°38′46″N 18°31′42″E / 46.64611°N 18.52833°E / 46.64611; 18.52833
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Nagyszékely
Reformed church
Reformed church
Coat of arms of Nagyszékely
Nagyszékely is located in Hungary
Nagyszékely
Nagyszékely
Coordinates: 46°38′46″N 18°31′42″E / 46.64611°N 18.52833°E / 46.64611; 18.52833
Country Hungary
CountyTolna
Area
 • Total36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total441
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7085
Area code74
Websitewww.nagyszekely.hu

Nagyszékely (German: Großsäckl) is a village in Tolna county, Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants' majority was Protestant Danube Swabian (Schwowe) whose ancestors once arrived in 1720 - 1722 from Hanau. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, following the Potsdam Agreement.[1]

Around 1790, Catholic German families from Nagyszékely settled in Illocska.


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".