Nagytőke | |
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Village | |
 Park in Jókai street | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.68 km2 (21.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 506 |
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6612 |
| Area code | 63 |
Nagytőke is avillage inCsongrád county, in theSouthern Great Plainregion of southernHungary.
It covers anarea of 54.68 km2 (21 sq mi) and has apopulation of 506 people (2002).
The village's name first appeared in writing in 1488 under the name "Theuke". The name derives from theHungarian word "Tőke" in reference to the villagers' woodcutting industry.
TheHabsburg-Ottoman Wars has a devastating effect on the village.Turkish tax documents from the 1570s reference 26 families, but by 1599 the village was completely wiped out as a result of the devastation of theLong Turkish War. The village slowly rebuilt, but was again wiped out in 1693 byCrimean Tatars.
Nagytőke became an independent municipality in 1952, separating from the nearbySzentes.
On September 4, 2016. Csaba Szél won the mayoral election in Nagytőke, he is a member of theJobbik party.[1]
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