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Mezőberény

Coordinates: 46°49′N 21°1′E / 46.817°N 21.017°E / 46.817; 21.017
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Mezőberény
Town
Mezőberény town hall, WWI, WWII and István Horthy memorial with Turul bird
Mezőberény town hall, WWI, WWII and István Horthy memorial with Turul bird
Flag of Mezőberény
Flag
Coat of arms of Mezőberény
Coat of arms
Mezőberény is located in Hungary
Mezőberény
Mezőberény
Coordinates: 46°29′36″N 21°08′38″E / 46.4932°N 21.144°E / 46.4932; 21.144
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictBékés (district)
Area
 • Total
118.53 km2 (45.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
11,241
 • Density97.79/km2 (253.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5650
Area code(+36) 66
Websitewww.mezobereny.hu

46°49′N 21°1′E / 46.817°N 21.017°E / 46.817; 21.017

Mezőberény (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːbɛreːɲ]; Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-sk) is a town in Békés county, Hungary.

Location

Mezőberény is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, 200 km southeast from Budapest. Highway 46, 47 and Budapest-Szolnok-Békéscsaba-Lökösháza high speed (120–160 km/h (75–99 mph)) railway line also cross the town.[1]

History

The Medieval village of Berény was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with German, Hungarian and Slovak settlers and was a multiethnic town until the late 19th century, when Germans and Slovaks adopted the Hungarian language.[2]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Békés County

Twin towns — sister cities

References

  1. ^ Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 963-03-7576-1
  2. ^ Károly Kocsis (DSc, University of Miskolc) – Zsolt Bottlik (PhD, Budapest University) – Patrik Tátrai: Etnikai térfolyamatok a Kárpát-medence határon túli régióiban, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – Földrajtudományi Kutatóintézet (Academy of Geographical Studies); Budapest; 2006.; ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas
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