Tófalu

Tófalu is a village in Heves County, Hungary.[1]

Tófalu
Village (község)
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Tófalu
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°46′34″N 20°14′13″E
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyHeves County
DistrictFüzesabony
First mentioned1352
Government
  MayorIgnácz Szabolcs András (Ind.)
Area
  Total14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total576
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3354
Area code36
Websitehttp://www.tofalu.hu/

35 Jews lived in the village in 1880[2] and in 1944 about 20 of them were murdered in the Holocaust of the Jews of Hungary.[3]

In 1950 the village merged with the village of Aldebrő and was called Tódebrő. In 1958 each village returned to its independence.[4]

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