Aranyosapáti

Aranyosapáti is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. János Pataki, the paternal grandfather of former governor of the State of New York, George Pataki, was from Aranyosapáti.

Aranyosapáti
CountryHungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,047
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4634
Area code(s)45
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary

Aranyosapáti was established in 1950 after the unification of two villages: Kopócsapáti and Révaranyos. Jews lived in both villages[1][2] until they were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[3][4]

Geography

It covers an area of 21.36 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 2047 people (2015).[5]

References
  1. Census of Hungarian Jews, 1993
  2. Census of Hungarian Jews, 1993
  3. Documentation of the Révaranyos's Jews murdered in the Holocaust
  4. Documentation of the Kopócsapáti's Jews murdered in the Holocaust


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