Szentes

Szentes
Near at the center of the town with Lutheran Church
Coat of arms of Szentes Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
County	Csongrád
Area
• Total	353.25 km2 (136.39 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	29,117
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6600
Area code	63

Szentes is a city in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county.

Notable people

• Árpád Balázs (1937-), classical music composer
• Dóra Dúró (1987-), politician
• Sándor Farkas (1953-), politician
• László Gyimesi (1948-), pianist
• Mihály Horváth (1809-1878), Roman Catholic bishop
• Tamás Kecskés (1986-), footballer
• Zsolt Koncz (1977-), footballer
• András Mészáros (1941-), former cyclist
• Ibolya Nagy (1864-1946), actress
• Lajos Őze (1935-1984), actor
• László Papp (1905-1989), wrestler
• Zoltán Puskás (1993-), footballer
• Erika Szabó (1959-), jurist and politician
• István Szelei (1960-), fencer
• Konrád Verebélyi (1995-), footballer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns — Sister cities

Szentes is twinned with:

• Bačka Topola, Serbia
• Buñol, Spain
• Dumbrăvița, Romania
• Hof Ashkelon, Israel
• Kaarina, Finland
• Markgröningen, Germany
• Sankt Augustin, Germany
• Skierniewice, Poland

Gallery

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External links

• Városi Visszhang - Szentes
• http://www.szentes.hu/index1-eng.htm
• Local Radio Station - Radio Plusz