Kaskantyú
Coat of arms of Kaskantyú
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
Area
  Total58.28 km2 (22.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total1,002[1]
  Density17.2/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6211
Area code78
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary

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

Etymology

The name is of Cuman origin. It comes from "qaçqınçıɣ", which means "like a fugitive".[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 58.28 km2 (23 sq mi) and has a population of 1002 people (2015).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. Rásonyi, László (1967). "LES ANTHROPONYMES COMANS DE HONGRIE". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (in French). 20 (2): 135–149.

46°40′N 19°24′E / 46.667°N 19.400°E / 46.667; 19.400


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