Olcsva

Place in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
Olcsva
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total695[1]
 • Density69.8/km2 (181/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4826
Area code45
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary

Olcsva is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Jews lived in Olcsva for many years[2] until they were murdered in the Holocaust.[3] Apparently there was a Jewish cemetery in the village.[4]

Geography

It covers an area of 9.96 km2 (4 sq mi) and has a population of 695 people (2015).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. ^ Hungarian Jewish census
  3. ^ Documentation of the village's Jews murdered in the Holocaust
  4. ^ The Jewish cemetery in Olcsva
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48°05′N 22°20′E / 48.083°N 22.333°E / 48.083; 22.333


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