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'''Helvécia''' is a village in ] county, in the ] region of southern ].
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county in ]]]
==History==
'''Helvécia''' is a large ] in ] county, in the ] ] of southern ].
Helvécia was founded in 1892 by Swiss-born teacher {{ill|Heinrich Eduard Weber|de}}.<ref name=a1>{{cite web|last=Béla|first=Barna|url=https://csamborgo.hu/2021/04/03/svajc-a-magyar-alfoldon-helvecia/|title= Svájc a magyar Alföldön: Helvécia|language=hu|access-date=6 October 2024|trans-title=Switzerland in the Hungarian Great Plain: Helvécia|website=Csámborgo}}</ref>
After the great ] epidemic that had destroyed much of the historical vineyard plantings in the 1870s, sandy soils of the Great Plains became much more valuable for grape cultivation than before.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Helvécia was settled by 501 vineyard workers, most of them from the Balaton wine country.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} It gained independence of nearby ] in 1952.<ref name=a1/>


==Geography== ==Geography==
It covers an ] of 73.66 km² and has a ] of 4160 people (]). It covers an area of {{Convert|73.66|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a population of 4,522 people (2015). Most of its inhabitants work in agriculture.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Approximately half of the population lives in hamlets. The rest is distributed between two centres approximately 3&nbsp;km apart from each other: the older Helvécia-Ótelep, and the Szabó-Sándor-telep or Újtelep, originally a housing area for the former ].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}


==Twin towns== ==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}
*], Switzerland
Helvécia is ] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=XXVI. Szüreti Mulatság pályázat|url=http://helvecia.hu/newpage/index.php/elnyert-palyazatok/55-xxvi-szureti-mulatsag-palyazat|website=helvecia.hu|publisher=Helvécia|language=hu|date=2020-04-30|access-date=2021-04-03}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ROU}} ], Romania
*{{flagicon|SUI}} ], Switzerland
*{{flagicon|SRB}} ], Serbia
*{{flagicon|SVK}} ], Slovakia

== Accident ==
In 1973, a severe ] took place here with 37 people at least killed.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}

== References ==
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Place in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary
Helvécia
Flag of HelvéciaFlagCoat of arms of HelvéciaCoat of arms
Helvécia is located in Bács-Kiskun CountyHelvéciaHelvéciaLocation of HelvéciaShow map of Bács-Kiskun CountyHelvécia is located in HungaryHelvéciaHelvéciaHelvécia (Hungary)Show map of HungaryHelvécia is located in EuropeHelvéciaHelvéciaHelvécia (Europe)Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 46°50′N 19°37′E / 46.833°N 19.617°E / 46.833; 19.617
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKecskemét
Area
 • Total56.47 km (21.80 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,522
 • Density80.1/km (207/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code6034
Area code76

Helvécia is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

History

Helvécia was founded in 1892 by Swiss-born teacher Heinrich Eduard Weber [de]. After the great phylloxera epidemic that had destroyed much of the historical vineyard plantings in the 1870s, sandy soils of the Great Plains became much more valuable for grape cultivation than before. Helvécia was settled by 501 vineyard workers, most of them from the Balaton wine country. It gained independence of nearby Kecskemét in 1952.

Geography

It covers an area of 73.66 km (28 sq mi) and has a population of 4,522 people (2015). Most of its inhabitants work in agriculture. Approximately half of the population lives in hamlets. The rest is distributed between two centres approximately 3 km apart from each other: the older Helvécia-Ótelep, and the Szabó-Sándor-telep or Újtelep, originally a housing area for the former collective farm.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Helvécia is twinned with:

Accident

In 1973, a severe level crossing accident took place here with 37 people at least killed.

References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. ^ Béla, Barna. "Svájc a magyar Alföldön: Helvécia" [Switzerland in the Hungarian Great Plain: Helvécia]. Csámborgo (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. "XXVI. Szüreti Mulatság pályázat". helvecia.hu (in Hungarian). Helvécia. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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