Kétegyháza

	Kétegyháza Kétegyháza (; ) is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is one of the main centres of Hungary's Romanian minority. Jews lived in the village in the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered in the Holocaust of the Jews of Hungary. Notable people * Franz Czeisler - circus impresario and illusionist * Sándor Márki - historiographer, professor * József Kalcsó – painter * Imre Mudin – athlete, Olympic participant * István Mudin – athlete, flagbearer of Hungary at the 1908 Olympics, older brother of Imre * Aurel Suciu - signatory of the Transylvanian Memorandum Tourist sights * Machine museum - collection of agricultural machinery and equipment * Romanian country house * Jewish Cemetery References External links * in Hungarian Populated places in Békés County Romanian communities in Hungary {{Bekes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Imre Mudin Imre Mudin (8 November 1887 – 23 October 1918) was a Hungarian teacher, track and field athlete and soldier. An all-around sportsman, he won national titles in shot put, discus throw and javelin throw as well. Mudin was present at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics, achieving his best result, a sixth place in shot put at the latter one. From 1914, he fought in World War I for the Austro-Hungarian Army. He died in the battle for the control of the Monte Grappa massif on the Italian front. His brother István Mudin was also an athlete and the flagbearer of Hungary at the 1908 Olympic Games. Early life He was born in Kétegyháza, Kingdom of Hungary to Albert Mudin, a hatmaker, who was originally from France, and Róza Hécsel. Imre was the youngest of six siblings, with two sisters (Mária and Sarolta) and three brothers (Albert, István and Béla Albert). Except István, all of his siblings died before reaching adulthood. Mudin attended the elementar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Békés County Békés (, , ) is an administrative division (county or ''vármegye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád-Csanád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion. Etymology In Slovak, it is known as ''Békešská župa'' and in Romanian as ''Județul Bichiș''. After Hungarians conquered the area, Békés and its surroundings were the property of the '' Csolt'' clan. Békés (the name means "peaceful") was originally the name of the castle which gave its name to the comitatus, and, like many castles, was possibly named after its first steward. Geography This county has a total area of – 6.05% of Hungary. Békés County lies on the Pannonian Plain (Great Plain) and is a flat area with good soil. The average rainfall is 645 mm per year. One-fifth of the natural gas resources of Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aurel Suciu Aurel Suciu (1853 – 14 February 1898) was an Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian lawyer and political activist. Born in Kétegyháza (''Chitighaz''), a village that today lies in Békés County, Hungary, his father Petru was a notary there and in nearby Pusztaottlaka (''Otlaca''). His grandfather Nicolae, a priest in Gyula (, ), was the brother-in-law of . After completing primary school, Suciu attended gymnasium in Békés (''Bichiș''), Szarvas and Beiuș. He completed the study of law in Oradea, passing the bar in 1879 and settling in Arad. Initially working under Mircea V. Stănescu, he developed a good reputation as a lawyer.Berényi, p. 310 A pious member of the Romanian Orthodox Church, he represented Șiria in the national synod and had a deep sense of the church's historic mission. He was a life member of ''Asociația națională arădană pentru cultura poporului român'', frequently sitting on its leadership. He also belonged to the local women's association, which he hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	István Mudin István Mudin (16 October 1881 – 22 July 1918) was a Hungarian athlete who competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics. He competed in various throwing events and the pentathlon at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics and won two medals in 1906, in pentathlon and discus throw. He was killed in action in Italy during World War I. See also * List of Olympians killed in World War I A total of 143 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I. See also * List of international rugby union players killed in World War I Notes A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following ... References External links * 1881 births 1918 deaths People from Kétegyháza Hungarian decathletes Hungarian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franz Czeisler Franz Czeisler (also known as The Great Tihany, June 29, 1916 – March 2, 2016) was a Hungarian circus impresario and illusionist. Czeisler got his first job in the circus at the age of 12, feeding the animals. In 1953, Czeisler travelled to Brazil with his wife and son and purchased a big top, which he used to start a circus. This eventually became the Circus Tihany, named after a town on Lake Balaton, Hungary. Tihany Magic Circus toured every country in Central and South America for over 40 years. Awards * The Academy of Magical Arts The Magic Castle is a performance venue, restaurant, and clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts for magicians and magic enthusiasts in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. The Academy was started in 1952 by W ... Lifetime Achievement Fellowship (2001) References 1916 births 2016 deaths Hungarian magicians People from Kétegyháza Academy of Magical Arts Lifetime Achievement Fellowship winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Southern Great Plain The Southern Great Plain ( ) is a statistical ( NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Southern Great Plain includes the counties of Bács-Kiskun, Békés, and Csongrád-Csanád. The region is in the southern part of Hungary. It borders Central Hungary and the Northern Great Plain regions to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, and the Southern Transdanubia and Central Transdanubia regions to the west. The regional centre, and capital city is Szeged, the third largest city of Hungary. See also List of regions of Hungary There are eight statistical regions of Hungary, These regions consist of the 19 Counties of Hungary and the capital city. There were seven regions created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI but since 2018 the capital Budapest ... References NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Southern Great Plain, {{Hungary-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Transylvanian Memorandum The ''Transylvanian Memorandum'' () was a petition sent in 1892 by the leaders of the Romanians of Transylvania to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor-King Franz Joseph, asking for equal ethnic rights with the Hungarians, and demanding an end to persecutions and Magyarization attempts. Status After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (''Ausgleich''), Transylvania again became the integral part of Hungary. Initially Romanians (through their representatives, the Romanian National Party) took part in the political life, however, since 1869 after several disagreements they chose to enter into political passivity. They had several complaints; i.e. Romanians formed the majority of Transylvania's population, but they were underrepresented in the Hungarian Parliament due to electoral abuses and the higher property qualification required by the electoral laws, they were subjected to Magyarization and they resented that Transylvania had lost its autonomy, without consulting the Transylvanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	József Kalcsó József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor * József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist * József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer * József Csermák (1932–2001), Hungarian hammer thrower and 1952 Olympic champion * József Darányi (1905–1990), Hungarian shot putter * József Daróczy (1885–1950), Hungarian film director * József Deme (born 1951), Hungarian sprint canoer Baron József Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (1813–1871) was a Hungarian writer and statesman, Minister of Education of Hungary József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament * József Garami (born 1939), Hungarian football manager and former player * József Gráf (born 1946), Hungarian engineer and politician * J� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sándor Márki Sándor () is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925), Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and book collector Sándor Boldogfai Farkas (1907–1970), Hungarian nobleman, sculptor, medalist Sándor Bródy (footballer) (1884–1944), Jewish-Hungarian soccer player Sándor Bródy (writer) (1863–1924) Sándor Csányi (banker) (born 1953), CEO of OTP Bank Group Sándor Csányi (actor) (born 1975), Hungarian actor Sandor Earl (born 1989), New Zealand born rugby league player Sándor Erdős (born 1947), Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer Sándor Fábry (born 1953), Hungarian comedian, talk show host, and writer Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (1880–1946), Hungarian nobleman and colonel Sándor Fazekas (born 1963), Hungarian jurist and politician Sándor Ferenczi (1873–1933), Hungarian psychoanalyst Sándor Garbai (1879–1947), Hungarian socialist politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. The murders were carried out primarily through mass shootings and poison gas in extermination camps, chiefly Auschwitz concentration camp#Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka extermination camp, Treblinka, Belzec extermination camp, Belzec, Sobibor extermination camp, Sobibor, and Chełmno extermination camp, Chełmno in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), occupied Poland. Separate Nazi persecutions killed a similar or larger number of non-Jewish civilians and prisoners of war (POWs); the term ''Holocaust'' is sometimes used to include the murder and persecution of Victims of Nazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where Jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law. More confined or well bounded portions are called ''locations'' or ''places''. Apart from the Earth, global continental regions, there are also hydrosphere, hydrospheric and atmosphere, atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land mass, land and water mass, water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions geographically bounded by large geological feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]