Kelebia

For village in Serbia, also close to the border, see Kelebija.

Kelebia
Kelebia with the Church of Christ the King
Coat of arms
Kelebia Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°12′N 19°37′E
Country	Hungary
County	Bács-Kiskun
Area
• Total	66.70 km2 (25.75 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	3,019
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6423
Area code	77

Kelebia is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The railway crossing into the Serbian province of Vojvodina is located here.

Croats in Hungary call this village Kelebija.

History

Passport exit stamp from Kelebia via railway crossing.

The border drawn in 1918 split one village into two countries, Hungary and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Today, the municipalities are called Kelebia in Hungary and Kelebija in Serbia.

Geography

It covers an area of 66.7 km² (26 sq mi) and has a population of 3019 people (2002).

External links

• (in Hungarian) Kelebia Község Honlapja Főoldal