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Heves County 2nd Constituency
The 2nd constituency of Heves County ( hu, Heves 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: ''Heves 02. OEVK''. Since 2014, it has been represented by László Horváth (politician), László Horváth of the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance. Geography The 2nd constituency is located in north-western part of Heves County. The constituency borders with Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County 3rd constituency, 3rd-, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County 4th constituency, 4th- and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County 2nd constituency, 2nd constituency of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County to the northeast, Heves County 1st constituency, 1st constituency to the southeast, Heves County 3rd constituency, 3rd constituency to the south and Nógrád County 1st constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös (; german: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories. It is also the home of many vineyards on the slopes of the Sárhegy. The Art-Nouveau and Baroque buildings around the main square were reconstructed after a disastrous fire started in the local hospital in 1917, destroying a number of buildings housing important Jewish institutions and leaving in all around 8,000 homeless. Name The meaning of the town's name is "Made of Pearls"; Croats from Hungary call this city ''Đunđuš'' . The 16/17th-century historian Miklós Istvánffy wrote that the name of the town comes from the Hungarian word for mistletoe (''fagyöngy'' literally "wood-pearl"), which is abundant in the local woods. History Gyöngyös was home to a large Jewish community before World War II. In 1942, anti-Jewish laws we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
