Hajós
Hajós | |
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Wine cellars | |
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Hajós | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′56″N 19°07′12″E / 46.399°N 19.120°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District | Kalocsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.92 km2 (34.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 3,305 |
| • Density | 37.64/km2 (97.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6344 |
| Area code | (+36) 78 |
| Website | www |
Hajós (Croatian: Ajoš; German: Hajosch) is a town in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
History
Hajós's name comes from the Hungarian word "hajó" which means boat or ship. It is possible that in the Middle Ages Hajós was surrounded by a large area of water. The medieval Hajós lost much of its population during the Ottoman conquest. The Ancestors of the Hajoscher Danube Swabians came in 1720 from different parts of Swabia, and was of entirely Catholic Swabians immigrants origin and settled there and hold until today their own Old Swabian German dialect.[1]
Jewish community
The Jewish community of Hajós, which numbered around 69 individuals at its peak in 1910,[2][3] was destroyed during the Holocaust.
At the end of May 1944, the Jews of the entire Kalocsa district, including those from Hajós, were deported to the Kalocsa ghetto. On 17 May, they were transported from the ghetto to the Auschwitz extermination camp.[4]
Tourism
There are over 1,200 press houses built in village structure. The taste of the ripening fiery wine in the coolness of the cellars are offered by this region. This is the place where every stranger deserves a "Grüsgott." On the rich blooded Urban day wine festival, tens of thousands of people celebrate Saint Urban, the guardian of grape growers and wine makers.
References
- ^ "Hajós - Travel, encounter and experience German heritage alongside the Danube".
- ^ "A zsidó népesseg száma településenként 1840–1941 (1993)". Hungaricana. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Documentation of the Jews of Hajós – Yad Vashem".
- ^ Pinkas ha-kehilot: Hungary (in Hebrew). Yad Vashem. 1969.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian and German
- Aerial photography: Hajós
46°24′N 19°07′E / 46.400°N 19.117°E