Gulács is a village in Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.[3]

Gulács
Aerial photo of Gulács
Aerial photo of Gulács
Coat of arms of Gulács
Gulács is located in Hungary
Gulács
Gulács
Location of Gulács in Hungary
Coordinates: 48°05′N 22°28′E / 48.08°N 22.47°E / 48.08; 22.47
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
  Total
23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
  Total
838
  Density35.9/km2 (93.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4842
Area code+36 45
Websitehttp://www.gulacs.hu/

History

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The Jewish community

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Jews began to settle in Gulács at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of them owned farms and a minority were engaged in trade and craft. There was a synagogue and a Jewish cemetery.[4]

In 1941, six young Jews from the village were recruited for forced labor. Three of them died.

In 1944, after the German occupation, all the Jews were transferred to the Berehove ghetto, where about 10,000 Jews living in the area were concentrated. In mid-May, they were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp.[5]

After the war, only two Jewish women who left soon returned to Gulács. The synagogue and the Jewish cemetery were not damaged in the war.

Population

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Population of Gulács[2]
Census YearPopulation
1980-01-011,237
1990-01-011,069
2001-02-01951
2011-10-01879
2014-01-01838
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