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Margit Sebők
Margit Sebők (December 9, 1939 – October 18, 2000) was a Hungarian painter and educator. She was born in Karcag, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary. She spent her childhood in Berekfürdő. She finished high school in Karcag then in 1961 received a degree from the Eszterházy College in Eger, as a teacher of arts and geography. She worked as a teacher until 1988, then she was employed by the :hu:Vasarely Museum She was married to painter and teacher József Pogány (1938–2001), and had a son, sculptor Gábor Benő Pogány. A gallery in Berekfürdő Berekfürdő is a village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. Geography It covers an area of . Population It has a population of 1010 people (2015). References External links Official s ... was named after her in 2004. References 1939 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Hungarian educators 20th-century Hungarian painters 20th-century Hungarian women arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karcag
Karcag () is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. Geography Karcag covers an area of and has a population of 20,632 people (2011). Transport Karcag has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here. Politics The current mayor of Karcag is László Dobos (Fidesz-KDNP). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances: Twin towns – sister cities Karcag is twinned with: *Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania (1990) *Kunszentmiklós, Hungary (2009) *Lazdijai, Lithuania (2004) *Lednice, Czech Republic (2006) *Merki District, Kazakhstan (1998) *Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia (1998) *Schwarzheide, Germany (2004) * Stara Moravica (Bačka Topola), Serbia (1994) Notable people * (died in 1770), the last speaker of the Cuman langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berekfürdő
Berekfürdő is a village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. Geography It covers an area of . Population It has a population of 1010 people (2015). References External links Official sitein Hungarian, English and German Berekfürdő at funiq.hu Populated places in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Spa towns in Hungary {{Jasz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Ottoman minaret, dishes and red wines. Its population of around 53,000 makes it the 19th largest centre of population in Hungary according to the census. The town is located on the Eger Stream, on the hills of the Bükk Mountains. Names and etymology The origin of its name is still unknown. One suggestion is that the place was named after the alder ( in Hungarian) which grew so abundantly along the banks of the Eger Stream. This explanation seems to be correct because the name of the town reflects its ancient natural environment, and also one of its most typical plants, the alder, large areas of which could be found everywhere on the marshy banks of the Stream although they have since disappeared. The German nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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