Méhkerék
| Méhkerék | |||||
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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 ° 47 ' N , 21 ° 27' E | ||||
| Area : | 25.85 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,071 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 80 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 66 | ||||
| Postal code : | 5726 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 23931 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2017) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayoress : | Margit Tát (MRE) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos u. 80 5726 Méhkerék |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Méhkerék ( Romanian Micherechi ) is a Hungarian community in the county Sarkad in Békés county . The majority of the community's residents belong to the Romanian ethnic group.
Geographical location
Méhkerék is a good five kilometers northeast of the city of Sarkad and two kilometers from the border with Romania. Neighboring municipalities are Kötegyán and Újszalonta.
Community partnerships
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Beiuș , Romania
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Bulz (Bihor) , Romania
Sons and daughters of the church
- Maria Berényi (* 1959), philologist and author
Attractions
- Memorial plaque for György Nyisztor and Tivadar Kovács ( Nyisztor György és Kovács Tivadar-emléktábla )
- Cucumber Festival ( Uborkafesztivál )
- Csörsz-árok from the 4th century
- Nicolae Bălcescu bust ( Nicolae Bălcescu-mellszobor ), created in 1975 by Sándor Kligl
- Romanian Orthodox Church Szent Mihály és Gábriel arkangyalok , built in 1848
- Szent István Statue ( Szent István-szobor )
traffic
The secondary road No. 42153 runs through Méhkerék. The municipality is connected to the railway line from Békéscsaba to Vésztő .
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Méhkerék bei Magyarország helységnévtára (Hungarian)