Gyula
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Békés | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Gyula | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Gyula | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 39 ′ N , 21 ° 17 ′ E | ||||
| Area : | 255.80 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 31,928 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 125 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 66 | ||||
| Postal code : | 5700 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 05032 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Ernő István Görgényi (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi tér 3 5700 Gyula |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Gyula [ ˈɟulɒ ] (German: Deutsch-Jula , Romanian: Giula ) is a Hungarian city with 31,928 inhabitants (as of 2011) in the district of the same name in Békés County . The city is of great importance for the Romanian minority in Hungary, as a Romanian lyceum and the seat of the Romanian Orthodox diocese responsible for Hungary are located here .
Geographical location
Gyula is located about ten kilometers east of the city of Békéscsaba directly on the border with Romania, 220 km southeast of Budapest. The Élővíz-csatorna flows through the city . To the east of the village is the Fehér-Körös river .
history
The origins of the city go back to the year 1313, when a monastery Gyulamonostor (Latin Julamonustra ) was mentioned. The name probably goes back to a prince of the same name who founded a monastery and settlement.
Gyula Spa
Gyula is a bathing and health resort. The castle bath, one of the most beautiful spas in Hungary, was built in the 8.5 hectare park of the former Almásy castle, which is now a nature reserve. The medicinal water is rich in alkali hydrogen carbonate and chlorides. Due to the high mineral content, the water is brown.
Town twinning
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Arad , Romania
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Baia Mare , Romania
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Budrio , Italy (since 1963) -
Covasna , Romania
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Ditzingen , Germany (since 1991) -
Krumpendorf am Wörthersee , Austria (since 1995) -
Miercurea Ciuc , Romania
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Schenkenfelden , Austria (since 1997)
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Wągrowiec , Poland
Sons and daughters
- Albrecht Dürer the Elder (~ 1427–1502), goldsmith and father of the famous painter Albrecht Dürer
- Ferenc Erkel (1810–1893), founder of the Hungarian National Opera and composer of the Hungarian national anthem
- Aladár Székely (1870–1940), Hungarian photographer
- Imre Bródy (1891–1944), Hungarian physicist
- Imre König (1901–1992), multinational chess player
- László Krasznahorkai (* 1954), Hungarian writer
traffic
Roads No. 4219, No. 4234 and No. 4434 meet in Gyula. The main road No. 44 runs south of the village . The city is connected to the railway line from Békéscsaba via Kötegyán to Vésztő .
photos
Castle
town hall
Élővíz-csatorna
Roman Catholic chapel
World clock
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Web links
- City website (Hungarian)
- Aerial views over Gyula
- Magical Hungary - Portrait Gyula
- Illustration by Johan Sibmacher from 1665: True Conterfactur Of The City Of Guyla How Those Of The Turcken Worden, Anno 1566 . ( Digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ^ Gyula Spa. In: Hungary Info. The Hungary information portal, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020 .