Vésztő
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Békés | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Szeghalom | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Szeghalom | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 56 ' N , 21 ° 16' E | ||||
| Area : | 125.70 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,829 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 54 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 66 | ||||
| Postal code : | 5530 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 29531 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Sándor Molnár (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos út 62 5530 Vésztő |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Vésztő is a Hungarian town in the district Szeghalom in Békés county .
geography
For part of the municipality, the Sebes-Körös ( Rapid Screech ) acts as a natural border.
Vésztő borders on the following municipalities:
| Szeghalom |
Újiráz (HB) Komádi (HB) |
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| Körösladány |
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Körösújfalu |
| Bélmegyer | Tarhos | Okany |
history
The first written mention as Vejzetheu / Vejszető comes from the year 1350.
Vésztő (center) around 1782 (recording sheet of the Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Vésztő (N 46 ° 55 '; E 38 ° 57') around 1892 (recording sheet of the Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Partnerships
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Dumbrava (Timiș) in Timiș County , Romania (1991) -
Doboșeni in Covasna County , Romania (1991)
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Vârghiș in Covasna County , Romania (1991)
Personalities
- Bálint Kiss (1772–1853), Presbyterian pastor, historian, teacher and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Ida Láng (1889–1944), writer and journalist
- Menyhért Lakatos (1926–2007), writer and winner of the József Attila Prize
- Anna Pardi (* 1945), poet
- István Sinka (1897–1969), poet and writer, settled in Vésztő in 1920
traffic
Roads No. 4222, No. 4234 and No. 4235 meet in Vésztő. There are rail connections to Gyoma and Békéscsaba .
Web links
Commons : Vésztő - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Vésztő in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Történelmi gazdaság. Vésztő, accessed on May 22, 2019 (Hungarian).