Horgoš | |
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 Main street in Horgoš | |
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| Coordinates:46°09′12″N19°58′13″E / 46.15333°N 19.97028°E /46.15333; 19.97028 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | North Banat |
| Municipalities |  Kanjiža |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.73 km2 (32.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,709 |
| • Density | 67.38/km2 (174.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24410, 24411 |
| Area code | +381(0)24 |
| Car plates | KA |
Horgoš (Serbian:Хоргош,romanized: Horgoš;Hungarian:Horgos) is a village located in the municipality ofKanjiža,North Banat District,Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 5,709 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and Hungary is located in the village.
The village is mentioned in documents already in the 11th century, as part of theKingdom of Hungary. In the 13th century, the area was populated byCumans, who were guaranteed a certain degree of autonomy byBéla VI of Hungary. In 1542 the region was conquered by the forces ofSuleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of theOttoman Empire.
After thePolish-Ottoman War (1683–1699), it was conquered by theHabsburg Empire and later became a part ofAustro-Hungary. Between the two World Wars it was a part ofYugoslavia. In April 1941German troops invaded Yugoslavia, and short later Germany handed the area toHungary. In 1945 it was again a part of Yugoslavia. After the dismantling of Yugoslavia it was incorporated into the territory of Serbia.
First documents on Jewish residents of Horgos date back to the 19th century. 87 Jews were counted in Horgos in 1877 and only 53 by the break ofthe Second World War. After the Hungarian occupation of the village in 1941, Jews were brutally persecuted, and after the German invasion in 1944 were deported toNazi concentration camps. Only a few survived and returned to the village, but within several years emigrated toIsrael.
The village was the seat of the famous Hungarian noble family, theKárász de Horgos et Szentpéter. The Serbian authorAleksandar Tišma was also born in Horgos to a Serbian father and Hungarian-Jewish mother.Among other noteworthy personalities who were born in Horgos are the astronomerLászló L. Kiss, the musicianAlbert Földi, the artistsIstván Fujkin andMiklós Berényi, the actorLehel Kovács and the computer scientistJosef H. Braun.
