Medgyesegyháza (Slovak: Medeš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Medgyesegyháza
Medeš | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Medgyesegyháza | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 21°02′E / 46.50°N 21.03°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Mezőkovácsháza |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 3,558 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5666 |
| Area code | (+36) 68 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editIt covers an area of 64.32 km2 and has a population of 3558 people (2015).
History
editThe Jews in the city
editThe Jewish community in the city was established in the second half of the 19th century and most of them were engaged in the grain trade.[2]
The synagogue was built in 1870 and the community had a Jewish school.
In 1942, young Jews from the city were sent to forced labor and sent to the front of Ukraine, where the Hungarians fought alongside the Germans. Four townspeople were killed.
In 1944, after the Germans entered Hungary, all the local Jews were rounded up and finally transferred to Békéscsaba. Most of them were taken to the Auschwitz extermination camp.[3]
After the war, 20 survivors returned to the town. The community was reorganized, but many dispersed within a short time.[4]
Politics
editThe current mayor of Medgyesegyháza is Dr. Béla Nagy (Independent).
The local Municipal Assembly has 6+1 members divided into this political parties and alliances:[5]
| Party | Seats | 2014 Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz-KDNP | 3 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | ||||
| Unity (MSZP-DK-Együtt-Liberálisok) | 1 | ||||
| City Mayors from 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Béla Nagy (SZDSZ) | 1990–2010 |
| Márton Ruck (Fidesz) | 2010–2014 |
| Dr. Béla Nagy (Independent); – II. | 2014– |
Twin towns – sister cities
editMedgyesegyháza is twinned with:
- Kolárovo, Slovakia
References
edit- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ Documentation of the Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ The Jewish Community of Medgyesegyhaza in The Museum of the Jewish People
- ^ "Képviselő-testület, bizottságai, nemzetiségi önkormányzatok".
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
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