The village was named after the Christian saint, St. Sixtus.

Originally, the village was situated much closer to the Danube but, due to the frequent floods, in the early 19th century, the archbishop of Kalocsa resettled its inhabitants on a nearby hill.

However, in the 20th century, Count Mihály Cseszneky de Milvány bought the estate, but his fortune was nationalised in the Communist-ruled People's Republic of Hungary.

It covers an area of 94.21 km2 (36 sq mi) and has a population of 3627 people (2015).

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