Békés
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Békés | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Békés | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 46 ' N , 21 ° 7' E | ||||
| Area : | 127.23 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 19,981 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 157 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 66 | ||||
| Postal code : | 5630 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 09760 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2013) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Gábor Izsó (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi S. u. 2 5630 Békés |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Békés [ ˈbeːkeːʃ ] ( Slovak Békéš , Romanian Bichiș ; German Bekesch ) is a Hungarian city in Békés county with almost 20,000 inhabitants (as of 2011). The main road 47 leads through the city .
geography
Békés is located about 10 km north of the Békéscsaba county seat and about 190 km east of Budapest .
history
The city of Békés arose after the Hungarian conquest near the castle of the same name. From 1566 to 1695 the city was under Ottoman rule. During the Rákoczi uprising, the city suffered a lot from the fighting and did not recover until the 18th century. After flourishing in the first half of the 19th century, Békés lost the status of a town and did not regain it until 1973.
Web links
Commons : Békés - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Aerial views of Békés
- Békés , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)
- Békés. Térképcentrum, accessed February 3, 2013 (Hungarian).