Kiskunfélegyháza
Encyclopedia
Kiskunfélegyháza is a town in the Bács-Kiskun
county in southern Hungary
, 130 kilometres southeast of Budapest
by rail.
Among the principal buildings are a fine Art Nouveau
town hall, a Roman Catholic high school and a modern large parish church. The surrounding country is covered with vineyards, fruit gardens, and tobacco and corn fields. The town itself is an important railway junction.
urns and other ancient relics have been dug up in the vicinity.
(Hessen), Germany
Sighişoara
, Romania
Kjellerup, Denmark
Die
, France
Eeklo
, Belgium
Feltre
, Italy
Corund, Romania
Bács-Kiskun
Bács-Kiskun is a county located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat...
county in southern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, 130 kilometres southeast of Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
by rail.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
town hall, a Roman Catholic high school and a modern large parish church. The surrounding country is covered with vineyards, fruit gardens, and tobacco and corn fields. The town itself is an important railway junction.
History
Numerous RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
urns and other ancient relics have been dug up in the vicinity.
Famous people
- Michael Guttmann (1872–1942), rabbi (de)
- László Holló, limner (hu)
- József Huszka (hu)
- Ferenc MóraFerenc MóraFerenc Móra was a Hungarian novelist, journalist, and museologist.Ferenc Móra is universally recognized and acclaimed as a major writer and author in Hungarian literature.-Life:...
, novelist - Béla MagyariBéla MagyariBéla Magyari was Colonel of the Hungarian Air Force. He graduated from The Hungarian Airforce Academy "György Kilián" in 1969....
(b. 1949), cosmonaut (hu) - Sándor PetőfiSándor PetofiSándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
, national poet of the Magyars, lived here - László Réczi, Olympic champion
- Lenke Rothman (1929–2008), Swedish artist, was born and grew up in Kiskunfélegyháza (hu)
- Piroska Szántó, limner (hu)
- Csaba Szűcs (b. 1965), long-distance runner
- János Vizi, composer and organist
- Gyula ZsivótzkyGyula ZsivótzkyGyula Zsivótzky was a Hungarian athlete who competed in hammer throw. Born in Budapest, he won two Olympic silver medals and one gold medal.One of his sons is decathlete Attila Zsivóczky...
, Olympic champion
Twin towns
BraunfelsBraunfels
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(Hessen), Germany
Germany
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Sighişoara
Sighisoara
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, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Kjellerup, Denmark
Denmark
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Die
Die, Drôme
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, France
France
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Eeklo
Eeklo
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, Belgium
Belgium
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Feltre
Feltre
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, Italy
Italy
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Corund, Romania
Romania
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