Hercegszántó

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Hercegszántó
Hercegszántó coat of arms
Hercegszántó (Hungary)
Hercegszántó
Hercegszántó
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Great Plain
County : Bács-Kiskun
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Baja
District since 1.1.2013 : Baja
Coordinates : 45 ° 57 '  N , 18 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '8 "  N , 18 ° 56' 39"  E
Area : 68.55  km²
Residents : 1,906 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 28 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 79
Postal code : 6525
KSH kódja: 12937
Structure and administration (as of 2013)
Community type : local community
Mayor : József Feigl (independent)
Postal address : Dózsa Gy. u. 8
6525 Hercegszántó
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Hercegszántó ( Croatian : Santovo , Serbian : Сантово) is a municipality in the Batschka , in Bács-Kiskun County in the southwest Great Plain ( Hungarian Nagy-Alföld ) in Hungary .

The place is located on the border triangle Hungary - Croatia - Serbia . Immediately after the southern exit of the town is the border crossing to Serbia. The next larger towns are Mohács , about 25 kilometers to the west in Baranya County , and Baja , 30 kilometers to the north, both on the Danube .

Hercegszántó has 1,906 inhabitants. About 12 percent of the population are Croatians , 4 percent Serbs . The most famous son of the village was the former football player Flórián Albert .

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