Harkakötöny (Croatian: Kotinj)[1] is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

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Flag of Harkakötöny
Coat of arms of Harkakötöny
Harkakötöny is located in Bács-Kiskun County
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Location of Harkakötöny
Harkakötöny is located in Hungary
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Harkakötöny (Hungary)
Harkakötöny is located in Europe
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Harkakötöny (Europe)
Coordinates: 46°27′N 19°36′E / 46.450°N 19.600°E / 46.450; 19.600
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKiskunhalas
Area
  Total
52.70 km2 (20.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
707
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6136
Area code77

Geography

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It covers an area of 52.7 km2 (20 sq mi) and has a population of 707 people as of 2024.[citation needed]

Points of interest

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Until 2016 at 46.462834 N 19.600232 E a unique water tower existed, which consisted of a steel lattice tower supporting a steel tube tower with a chalice-shaped tank, guyed to the ground . This unique water tower was demolished in 2016 after a new water tower of conventional design was erected nearby.

References

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  1. Mandić, Živko "Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005" (in Croatian). (462 KB) Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj