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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Békés | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Sarkad | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Sarkad | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 53 ' N , 21 ° 35' E | ||||
| Height : | 85 m | ||||
| Area : | 51.42 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 746 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 15 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 66 | ||||
| Postal code : | 5734 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 17394 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayoress : | Zsuzsánna Fábián (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos u. 1 5734 stat |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Geszt is a Hungarian community in the county Sarkad in Békés county .
geography
The municipality is located in the Great Hungarian Plain , right on the border with Romania . The neighboring municipality is Mezőgyán.
history
The population, still free peasants in the Turkish era , became serfs under the rule of the Habsburgs , who were also landlords here , which they remained until 1848 .
Since 1760 the originally Calvinist family Tisza, who came from the lower nobility of Transylvania , was the sole landlord in Geszt. The Tiszas built a baroque castle here in 1771 and lived in the village until 1945.
Population development
Due to the border location, the population has been decreasing so far.
Town twinning
Culture and sights
- Baroque castle of the Tisza family ( Tisza kastély )
- Tisza family crypt ( Tisza-család kriptája )
- János Arany Memorial ( Arany János Irodalmi Emlékház )
- Reformed Church, built in 1772 (Baroque)
Tisza family crypt
Tisza Castle
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Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Geszt is a dead end village and can only be reached from Mezőgyán via the side road No. 42154. The nearest train station is to the southwest in Sarkadkeresztúr.
sons and daughters of the town
- Kálmán Tisza (1830–1902), Hungarian Prime Minister
- Lajos Tisza (1832–1898), Hungarian politician and minister
Personalities who have worked on site
- János Arany (1817–1882), poet
- István Tisza (1861–1918), Hungarian Prime Minister