Szentes is a town in south-eastern

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Csongrád county Csongrád ( ro, Ciongrad; tr, Conğrad sr, Чонград, Čongrad, archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd'') is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. History At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the ...

, near the

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. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region.

Notable people

Árpád Balázs Árpád Balázs (born 1 October 1937 in Szentes, Hungary) is a classical music composer. He studied composition in Budapest and Rome, and presented a series about classical music on Hungarian television. His compositions have been recommended f ...

(born 1937), classical music composer * János Bácskai 1954. november 27, actor * János Berkes (born 1946 May 24) opera singer (tenor) *

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(1898-1981) surgeon - The local hospital named after him *

Dóra Dúró Dóra Dúró (born 5 March 1987) is a Hungarian politician of the Our Homeland Movement, formerly spokesperson of the far-right nationalist political party Jobbik. After the 2010 elections, she was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary ...

(born 1987), politician *Jozsef Gera (born 1937) aircraft engineer, former chief of the Dynamics and Controls Branch at

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* László Gyimesi (born 1948), pianist *

Mihály Horváth Mihály Horváth (20 October 1809, Szentes – 19 August 1878, Karlsbad) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop, historian, and politician. He was an exponent of Hungarian nationalism Hungarian nationalism developed in the late 18th century a ...

(1809–1878), Roman Catholic bishop * Tamás Kecskés (born 1986), footballer *

Zsolt Koncz Zsolt Koncz (born 18 September 1977 in Szentes) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Ceglédi VSE Ceglédi Vasutas Sportegyesület, commonly referred to as Ceglédi VSE is a Hungarian sports club based in Cegléd, Pest Cou ...

(born 1977), footballer *

László Márkus László Márkus (10 June 1927 – 30 December 1985) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1952 and 1985. He starred in the 1985 film '' Első kétszáz évem'', which was entered into the 36th Be ...

(1881-1948), drama author, director, member of the Hungarian Opera * András Mészáros (born 1941), former cyclist *

Ibolya Nagy Ibolya Nagy (9 February 1864, Szentes, Kingdom of Hungary – 22 August 1946, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress. From 1884 to 1923, she was an actress at the National Theatre in Budapest. Life A graduate from the Academy of Drama and Film in ...

(1864–1946), actress *

Lajos Őze Lajos Őze (27 April 1935 – 21 October 1984) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1955 and 1984. He starred in the 1976 film '' The Fifth Seal'', which was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Sel ...

(1935–1984), actor *

László Papp László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olym ...

(1905–1989), wrestler *

István Szelei István Szelei (born 7 December 1960) is a Hungarian former fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

(born 1960), fencer *

Lajos Szilassi Lajos Szilassi (born 1942 in Szentes, Hungary) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Szeged who worked in projective and non-Euclidean geometry, applying his research to computer generated solutions of geometric problems.

(born 1942), mathematician *

Konrád Verebélyi Konrád Verebélyi (born 11 December 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, H ...

(born 1995), footballer *

Zséda Adrienn Zsédenyi (born 30 December 1974), known as Zséda, is a Hungarian Music Awards, Fonogram and EMeRTon award-winning Hungarian singer. Life Zseda grew up in Szentes and attended the Mihály Horváth Secondary School where she joined ...

(born 1974), singer * László Terney (1947-1998) architect * László Ujréti (born 1942) actor, voice actor *Péter Szalay (born 1962), quantum chemist, theoretical chemist

Twin towns – sister cities

Szentes is twinned with: *

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, Serbia *

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, Spain * Dumbrăvița, Romania * Hof Ashkelon, Israel *

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, Finland *

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, Germany *

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, Germany *

Sfântu Gheorghe Sfântu Gheorghe (; hu, Sepsiszentgyörgy or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; yi, סנט דזשארדזש; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical regio ...

, Romania *

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, Poland * Svätuše, Slovakia

Gallery

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References

External links

* in Hungarian, English, German and Serb
Városi Visszhang - Szentes

Local Radio Station - Radio 451
Populated places in Csongrád-Csanád County {{Csongrad-geo-stub