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Békés County 2nd Constituency
The 2nd constituency of Békés County ( hu, Békés megyei 02. számú országgyűlési egyéni választókerület) is one of the first-past-the-post voting, single member List of Hungarian constituencies, constituencies of the National Assembly (Hungary), National Assembly, the national legislature of Hungary. The constituency standard abbreviation: ''Békés 02. OEVK''. Since 2014, it has been represented by Béla Dankó of the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance. Geography The 2nd constituency is located in north-western part of Békés County. List of municipalities The constituency includes the following municipalities: History The 2nd constituency of Békés County was created in 2011 and contained of the pre-2011 abolished constituencies of ''5th'' and part of ''2nd'' and ''3rd constituency of this County''. Its borders have not changed since its creation. Members The constituency was first represented by Béla Dankó of the Fidesz from 2014, and he was re-elected in 2018 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Békés
Békés (; ro, Bichiş; sk, Békéš) is a town in Békés County, Hungary. It lies about north of Békéscsaba and east of Budapest. History The area of the present town has been inhabited since ancient times, due to its good soil and proximity to rivers. After Hungarians conquered the area, Békés and its surroundings were the property of the '' Csolt'' clan. Békés (the name means 'peaceful') was originally the name of the castle which gave its name to the comitatus, and, like many castles, was possibly named after its first steward. Many documents from the 13th century prove that Békés was the county seat. After 1403, when the area became the estate of the Maróthi family, Békés slowly lost its importance and the role of the centre of the comitatus was gradually taken over by Gyula. In 1566, the castle of Gyula was occupied by the Ottoman army, and Békés fell under Ottoman rule too. The Ottomans built a motte castle in the town, but it was destroyed in 1595 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
