Kötegyan

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Kötegyan
Coat of arms of Kötegyán
Kötegyán (Hungary)
Kötegyan
Kötegyan
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Great Plain
County : Békés
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Sarkad
District since 1.1.2013 : Sarkad
Coordinates : 46 ° 44 '  N , 21 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 44 '4 "  N , 21 ° 28' 33"  E
Area : 42.95  km²
Residents : 1,340 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 31 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 66
Postal code : 5725
KSH kódja: 06804
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Mayoress : Mária Kornélia Hajdu-Szűcs (Fidesz-KDNP)
Postal address : Kossuth Lajos u. 33
5725 Kötegyán
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Kötegyán is a Hungarian community in the county Sarkad in Békés county .

Geographical location

Kötegyán is a good five kilometers east of the city of Sarkad and two kilometers from the border with Romania . The Gyepes Main Canal ( Gyepes-főcsatorna ) flows through the southern part of the municipality . The neighboring municipality is Méhkerék .

Parish partnership

Sons and daughters of the church

  • Imre Fényes (1917–1977), physicist and university professor

Attractions

  • Lajos Kossuth bust, created by Sándor Szőke
  • Mihály Táncsics memorial column ( Táncsics-emlékoszlop ), created by Sándor Szőke
  • Eco park
  • Reformed church, built in the 19th century
  • Fájdalmas Szűzanya Roman Catholic Church , built in 1997
  • World War Monuments

traffic

Kötegyán can only be reached via the side road No. 42152. Via the train station to the north of the municipality, it is connected to the railway line from Békéscsaba to Vésztő . There is also a rail connection to Salonta in Romania.

Individual evidence

  1. Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Kötegyán (Békés megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, accessed July 8, 2020 (Hungarian).

Web links