Apostag

Apostag
Coat of arms of Apostag
Apostag is located in Bács-Kiskun County
Apostag
Apostag
Location of Apostag in Bács-Kiskun County
Apostag is located in Hungary
Apostag
Apostag
Location of Apostag in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°52′51″N 18°57′35″E / 46.88083°N 18.95972°E / 46.88083; 18.95972
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Great Plain
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKunszentmiklós
Area
 • Total
31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
2,010
 • Density62.9/km2 (163/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6088
Area code78

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

Croats in Hungary call this village Štagara.

Geography

It covers an area of 31.94 km2 (12 sq mi) and has a population of 2010 people (2015).

History

In the medieval ages the village had a rotunda with 12 sided poligonal shape and its patrocinium was: The 12 Apostles. There was also similar patrocinium of Bény rotunda, recently in Bíňa, Slovakia.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Mandić, Živko. "Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj". Folia onomastica croatica (in Croatian). Retrieved 2012-07-25.