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Coordinates: 47º55'N 17º10'E Distance from national capital: 147 km (94 mi) NW of Budapest 1926 County: Gyõr-Moson-Pozsony; District: Rajka Jewish population in 1941: 8 Total population in 1941: 3,550 Country before and during WWI: 1900-1918: Austria-Hungary Country during interwar period: 1918-1939: Hungary Administration during WWII: 1939-1945: Hungary Country after WWII: 1945-: Hungary Hegyeshalom, a town on the Austrian border, was used by the Germans as a transfer point for deportations of Jews from Hungary. The Jews arrived in Hegyeshalom by forced march, mostly from Budapest and its environs. Most were in extremely poor physical condition upon their arrival in Hegyeshalom. (en-US)

Fonte

Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Corporation, 2000.

Termini più generici

• Gyõr-Moson-Pozsony (Ungheria : County)