Katymár

Katymár
Kaćmar, Katschmar
Katymár is located in Hungary
Katymár
Katymár
Csikéria
Coordinates: 46.0322°N 19.2108°E / 46.0322; 19.2108
Country Hungary
County Bács-Kiskun
Area
 • Total 71.08 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 1,843
 • Density 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6455
Area code 79
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary

Katymár (Croatian: Kaćmar; German: Katschmar or Schanzmark; Bunjevac: Kaćmar) is a village in Bács-Kiskun County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 71.08 km2 (27 sq mi) and has a population of 1843 people (2015).

Notable persons

Notable persons born in Katymár:

  • Mijo Mandić, Croatian writer (in Hungarian texts: Mándity Mihály)
  • Ivan Petreš Čudomil, Croatian writer
  • Prof. Dr. József Krékits, Professor emeritus, linguist

Notable persons that lived and worked in Katymár:

  • Lajčo Budanović, bishop