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Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium (Debrecen)
Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium (in English: Mihály Fazekas High School; also known among alumni as simply Fazekas) is a high school in Debrecen, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 .... Its original institution, the ''Debrecen szabad királyi város Főreáltanodája'' was opened on November 3, 1873. At that time it was a boys only school, its main topics were modern languages, mathematics and natural sciences. Its building was designed by Károly Meixner and was started in 1891 and in 1893 its gates opened for the students. The name ''" Fazekas Mihály"'' was adopted in 1922, and it became a high school in 1934, when the education system was standardised. Since then the institution showed strong results in real science education. Between 1956 and 1961 the school l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrecen
Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.Antal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, , p. 860, pp. 463-477 Debrecen was also the List of historical capitals of Hungary, capital city of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church of Debrecen, Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945. It is home to the University of Debrecen. Etymology There are at least three narratives of the origin of the city's name. The city is first documented in 1235, as ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 lies within the drainage basin of the Danube, Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani people in Hungary, Romani minority. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the Languages of Hungary, official language, and among Languages of Europe, the few in Europe outside the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Prior to the foundation of the Hungarian state, various peoples settled in the territory of present-day Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fazekas Mihály
Fazekas is a Hungarian language surname meaning potter. Notable people with the surname include: * Ferenc Fazekas (born 1958), Serbian Roman Catholic prelate * Franz Fazekas (born 1956), Austrian neurologist * István Fazekas (1898–1967), Hungarian–British chess master *Krisztina Fazekas (born 1980), Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s *László Fazekas (born 1947), Hungarian football player *Mihály Fazekas (1766–1828), Hungarian writer from Debrecen *Nándor Fazekas (born 1976), Hungarian handball goalkeeper *Nick Fazekas (born 1985), American professional basketball player *Róbert Fazekas (born 1975), Hungarian discus thrower who won gold in the 2002 European Championships *Sándor Fazekas (born 1963), Hungarian jurist and politician * Stephen Fazekas de St. Groth (1919–2006), Hungarian-Australia microbiologist *Tibor Fazekas (1892–1982), Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics See also *Fazekas Hills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
