Szigetcsép

Szigetcsép

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Szigetcsép

Location of Szigetcsép in Hungary

Coordinates: 47°15′54″N 18°58′06″E / 47.26507°N 18.96828°E / 47.26507; 18.96828
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Pest
Subregion Ráckevei
Rank Village
KSH code 07870[1]
Area[2]
  Total 18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)[3]
  Total 2,358
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2317
Area code +36 24

Szigetcsép is a village in Pest county, Hungary. The Csepel Island has two villages, Lórév (Lovra) and Szigetscép (Čip), and the town of Ráckeve which is inhabited by Serbs as well as Hungarians and Germans. In this Hungarian village, approximately one hundred Serbs are living with Hungarians and Germans. The majority of the old Serbian population moved from Szigetcsép to Serbia in 1924 to settle in the village of Bački Brestovac.

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Coordinates: 47°16′N 18°59′E / 47.267°N 18.983°E / 47.267; 18.983

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