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Mezőkovácsháza District
Mezőkovácsháza ( hu, Mezőkovácsházai járás) is a district in southern part of Békés County. ''Mezőkovácsháza'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region. Geography Mezőkovácsháza District borders with Békéscsaba District to the north, Gyula District to the northeast, the Romanian county of Arad to the east and south, Makó District ''(Csongrád County)'' and Orosháza District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőkovácsháza District is 18. Municipalities The district has 4 towns, 2 large villages and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipalities are large villages. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 40,550 and the population density was 46/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian and Roma (approx. 1,000), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Hungary
Districts of Hungary are the second-level divisions of Hungary after counties. They replaced the 175 subregions of Hungary in 2013. Altogether, there are 174 districts in the 19 counties, and there are 23 districts in Budapest. Districts of the 19 counties are numbered by Arabic numerals and named after the district seat, while districts of Budapest are numbered by Roman numerals and named after the historical towns and neighbourhoods. In Hungarian, the districts of the capital and the rest of the country hold different titles. The districts of Budapest are called ''kerületek'' (lit. district, pl.) and the districts of the country are called ''járások.'' By county Baranya County Bács-Kiskun County Békés County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Csongrád-Csanád County Fejér County Győr-Moson-Sopron County Hajdú-Bihar County Heves County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Komárom-Esztergom County Nógrád County Pest County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dombiratos
Dombiratos is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 560 people (2013 estimate). Population References Populated places in Békés County Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust {{Bekes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Végegyháza
Végegyháza is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of 28.95 km² and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 1390 people (2015). References Populated places in Békés County {{Bekes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pusztaottlaka
Pusztaottlaka (''Puszta-Ott·lak·a''; ro, Otlaca-Pustă) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of 18.88 km² and has a population of 471 people (2002). Population According to the last census in 2015 Pusztaottlaka/Otlaca-Pusta had a population of 474 people. The majority of the population is Hungarian with a 17% Romanian minority (74 people who spoke Romanian as a mother language). Religion According to the last census in 2001 133 people belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, 40 were Lutherans and 140 people followed "another faith". In the case of Pusztaottlaka/Otlaca-Pusta the latters are mainly Orthodox Romanians. Name Pusztaottlaka means "dwelling place on the puszta The Hungarian Puszta () is a temperate grassland biome of the Alföld or Great Hungarian Plain. It is an exclave of the Eurasian Steppe, and lies mainly around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagykamarás
Nagykamarás (Romanian: Camarasu Mare) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east 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 a .... In 2015, the village had a population of 1,383. References Populated places in Békés County {{Bekes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagybánhegyes
Nagybánhegyes (, ) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of 42.26 km² and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 1224 people (2015). Other information Nagybánhegyes is also the place where the mass-production of the Hungarian product, Pöttyös Túri Rudi was started in 1981. References See also * Magyar-Bánhegyes ''("Hungarian Bánhegyes")'' Populated places in Békés County Slovak communities in Hungary {{Hungary-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mezőhegyes
Mezőhegyes is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is home to the Hungarian State Stud ( hu, italic=no, Mezőhegyesi Állami Ménes), founded in 1784 and famous for its Nonius, Furioso-North Star and Gidran breeds of horse. Geography It covers an area of 155.5 km² and has a population of 6355 people (2007). History The Austrian Imperial and Hungarian Royal Apostolic Stud was founded in late 1784 in Mezőhegyes by Emperor Joseph II. As a result, the name of Mezőhegyes became interwoven with the concept of horses. It was here that the Nonius, later on the Gidan, the Furioso and the North Star types of horses and the Mezőhegyes English full bood were bred. The Mezőhegyes English full blood was one of the best horse breeds in Europe. The roofed riding hall designed by János Hild, which is still in use today, is the oldest roofed riding hall in the country. Riding lessons for both experienced riders and beginners are off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medgyesegyháza
Medgyesegyháza ( sk, Medeš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of 64.32 km2 and has a population of 3558 people (2015). History The Jews in the city The Jewish community in the city was established in the second half of the 19th century and most of them were engaged in the grain trade. The synagogue was built in 1870 and the community had a Jewish school. In 1942, young Jews from the city were sent to forced labor and sent to the front of Ukraine, where the Hungarians fought alongside the Germans. Four townspeople were killed. In 1944, after the Germans entered Hungary, all the local Jews were rounded up and finally transferred to Békéscsaba. Most of them were taken to the Auschwitz extermination camp. After the war, 20 survivors returned to the town. The community was reorganized, but many dispersed within a short time. Politics The current mayor of Medgyesegyháza is Dr. Béla N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medgyesbodzás
Medgyesbodzás is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ... of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 1,239 people (2002). The village is between Csanádapáca and Medgyesegyháza, from the east of Orosháza. History Medgyesbodzás was the part of the old Zanard vármegye in the medieval, after that it was the part of Arad vármegye by the Treaty of Trianon. By the country reforming in 1950 it belonged to Csanád-Arad-Torontál megye, after that it moved to Békés megye. The village founded at 1857 as a garden community. The most of the population were Roman Catholic Hungarian. History of the Jewish community In the old Bodzáspuszta Jewish families have already live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magyardombegyház
Magyardombegyház is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust, Geography It covers an area of 7.64 km² and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 237 people (2015). References Populated places in Békés County Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust {{Bekes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magyarbánhegyes
Magyarbánhegyes is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust, also the village also has an old Jewish cemetery, Geography It covers an area of 36.56 km² and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 2691 people (2001). This source shows this place as Magyar-Banhegyes, Austria-Hungary as place of invention pg 798 in 1888 Bibliographic information Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office Title Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office Author United States Patent Office Publisher U.S. Patent Office., 1895 Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunágota
Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. On St David’s Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary’s "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sung traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David’s Mystery. The piece was written by French Hungarian composer George Gondard. The town had grown very fond of Wales ever since Elizabeth, a Kunágota-born classical singer, returned to her roots from Cardiff and introduced Welsh hymns to the community a few years ago In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust Geography It covers an area of 63.99 km² and has a population Populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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