Szeghalom is a town in Békés county, in southeastern Hungary.[1]
Szeghalom | |
|---|---|
 Berettyó-bridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Szeghalom | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′38″N 21°9′58″E / 47.02722°N 21.16611°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Szeghalom |
| Area | |
• Total | 217.13 km2 (83.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 9,465 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5520 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | szeghalom |
History
editThe jewish community
editIn the 19th and 20th centuries, a Jewish community with hundreds of members lived in the village.
On March 19, 1944, after the German army entered Hungary, the village Jews were forbidden to leave. In May, the Jews were concentrated in the ghetto established around the synagogue. On June 26, 1944, the village's Jews were transported by train to the Szolnok ghetto, from where they were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp and murdered in the Holocaust.[2]
Sport
editSzeghalom's football club Szeghalmi FC plays the regional 1 league.[3] It has a stadium with a capacity of over 500 people.[citation needed]
Twin towns – sister cities
editSzeghalom is twinned with:[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Ferenc Szisz, the world's 1st Grand Prix motor racing winner
- Anna Bondár, Hungarian tennis player
Gallery
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Berettyó river -
Kárász Mansion -
Lajos Kossuth statue -
Reformed church on the Kossuth Square -
Kossuth Square
References
edit- ^ "Szeghalom 2020: Best of Szeghalom, Hungary Tourism". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ The Jewish Community of Szeghalom in The Museum of the Jewish People website
- ^ "Szeghalmi FC" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
- Aerial photographs of Szeghalom
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