Kelebia is a

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in Bács-Kiskun county, in the

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of southern

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. The railway crossing into the

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n province of

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is located here.

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in Hungary call this village ''Kelebija''. Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj,

History

The border drawn in 1918 split one village into two countries, Hungary and

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. Today, the municipalities are called Kelebia in Hungary and

Kelebija Kelebija ( sr-cyrl, Келебија; ) is a village located in the administrative area of Subotica, Serbia. As of 2011, it has a population of 2,142 inhabitants and Hungarians, Hungarian ethnic majority. A border crossing between Serbia and Hunga ...

in Serbia.

Geography

It covers an

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of and has a

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of 3019 people (2002).

References

External links

Kelebia Község Honlapja Főoldal
Divided cities Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County Hungary–Serbia border crossings {{Bacs-geo-stub