Rajka
| Rajka | ||
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 Rajka
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| Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°11′54″E / 47.99689°N 17.19832°ECoordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°11′54″E / 47.99689°N 17.19832°E | ||
| Country |
 Hungary
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| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.63 km2 (20.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 2,758 | |
| • Density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 9224 | |
| Area code(s) | 96 | |
Rajka (German: Ragendorf, Croatian: Rakindrof ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.
Rajka is located in the Little Hungarian Plain 17 km north-west of Mosonmagyaróvár, near the point where the borders of Hungary, Austria and Slovakia join. M15 motorway (E65/E75), Highway 150 and the Budapest-Hegyeshalom-Rajka railway line all cross the village. The Hungarian-Slovak border crossing between Rajka and Čunovo ceased to operate on 21 December 2007, when Hungary and Slovakia acceded to the Schengen Area.
Rajka was established before the 13th century. According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury (Magyar Királyi Kincstár) it was an ethnic German settlement in Hungary, called Rackendorf in 1495. In the 18th century it was a market town (mezőváros) in Moson County. The Jewish community was forcibly deported in 1944. After the Soviet occupation of Hungary in 1946, 859 German civilians were expelled from Rajka. They were replaced by ethnic Hungarians expelled from Czechoslovakia.
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