Elek

Elek (German: Renndorf, Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Until the Second World War, the town was home to the largest concentration of Germans in the county, with its population consisting almost entirely of Swabians. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.

This article is about the town. For people with the given name, see Elek (given name). For people with the surname, see Elek (surname).
Elek
Town
Monument of the deported Germans
Flag
Coat of arms
Elek
Coordinates: 46.528°N 21.247°E / 46.528; 21.247
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictGyula
Area
 • Total54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total4,816
 • Density101/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5742
Area code(+36) 66
Websitewww.elek.hu
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