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This article is about the current administrative entity called Békés county. For the historical county, see
Békés County (former) . For the town, see
Békés .
Counties of Hungary in Southern Great Plain
Békés (Hungarian : Békés vármegye , pronounced [ˈbeːkeːʃ] Romanian : Județul Bichiș ) is an administrative division (county or vármegye ) in south-eastern Hungary , on the border with Romania . It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád , Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok , and Hajdú-Bihar . The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba . The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
Etymology [ edit ]
In Slovak , it is known as Békešská župa and in Romanian as Județul Bichiș .
After Hungarians conquered the area, Békés and its surroundings were the property of the Csolt
Geography [ edit ]
This county has a total area of 5,630 km 2 mi ) – 6.05% of Hungary.
Békés County lies on the Pannonian Plain (Great Plain) and is a flat area with good soil. The average rainfall is 645 mm per year. One-fifth of the natural gas resources of Hungary can be found in Békés. The river Körös runs through the county.
Neighbours [ edit ]
History [ edit ]
Old county map with settlements, roads an railways
The area has been inhabited since 5000-4000 BC. Before the arrival of the Hungarians several other tribes lived in the area.
The castle of Gyula was built in the early 15th century. Gyula was the most significant town of the county at that time, and became the county seat under Matthias I . It was an important fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe but it was captured in 1566. During this time, several towns were destroyed in the area.
In the early 18th century, after the Ottomans were expelled, the county was repopulated, not only with Hungarians, but with Slovaks (in the towns Békéscsaba, Endrőd, Szarvas, Tótkomlós), Serbs (Battonya), Germans (Németgyula, Elek), and Romanians (Kétegyháza). Most of the non-Magyar population was assimilated by the mid-19th century.
The agricultural importance of the county and the new railway line between Pest and Békéscsaba (finished in 1858) brought development, which was quickened when Hungary lost its southern territories to Romania after World War I and Békéscsaba had to take over the role of the lost cities.
The population growth peaked in 1950 (472,000), in the same year when Békéscsaba became the county seat. During the following years, the county was industrialized, like most of Hungary, and the population of the cities and towns grew.
Demographics [ edit ]
Religion in Békés County (2011 census)
Roman Catholic (19.3%)
Greek Catholic (0.2%)
Other religions (1.9%)
Undeclared (24.4%)
In 2015, it had a population of 351,148 and the population density was 62/km2
Year
County population[3]
Change
1949
471,561
n/a
1960
-0.78%
1970
-6.17%
1980
-0.47%
1990
-5.73%
2001
-3.42%
2011
-9.51%
2015
-2.45%
2018
-3.88%
Ethnicity [ edit ]
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 9,500), Slovak (7,500), Romanian (5,000), German (2,500) and Serb (500).
Total population (2011 census): 359,948[4]
Approx. 53,000 persons in Békés County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion [ edit ]
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
Regional structure [ edit ]
District of Békés County
No.
English andHungarian names
Area (km 2
Population (2011)
Density (pop./km2
Seat
No. ofmunicipalities
1 Békéscsaba District Békéscsabai járás
636.16
83,541
131
Békéscsaba
9
2 Békés District Békési járás
525.24
37,409
71 Békés (town)
7
3 Gyomaendrőd District Gyomaendrődi járás
686.21
23,943
35 Gyomaendrőd
5
4 Gyula District Gyulai járás
413.22
41,627
101
Gyula
4
5 Mezőkovácsháza District Mezőkovácsházai járás
881.49
40,550
46 Mezőkovácsháza
18
6 Orosháza District Orosházi járás
717.18
51,482
72 Orosháza
8
7 Sarkad District Sarkadi járás
570.97
22,908
40 Sarkad
11
8 Szarvas District Szarvasi járás
485.06
28,779
59 Szarvas
6
9 Szeghalom District Szeghalmi járás
714.19
29,709
42 Szeghalom
7
Békés County
5,629.71
359,948
64 Békéscsaba 75
Politics [ edit ]
County Assembly [ edit ]
The Békés County Council, elected at the 2023 local government elections , is made up of 18 councillors,[6]
Presidents of the County Assembly [ edit ]
Members of the National Assembly [ edit ]
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election :[8]
Municipalities [ edit ]
Békéscsaba
Békés County has 1 urban county , 21 towns , 8 45
The regional structure of Békés county is typical of the Great Plain: it has a small number of villages, but those are large, both by area and by population. There are several farmsteads as well. 70% of the population lives in cities and towns, while 17% are in the county seat. A large village network is characteristic of the county which currently has 75 administratively independent settlements, of which 19 are cities and 56 are villages. The oldest towns, and with the largest populations, are: Békéscsaba, the county seat - a city carrying a rank of county right, Orosháza, Gyula, Békés, and Szarvas.
City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census )
Towns
Orosháza (29,081)
Békés (20,088)
Szarvas (16,956)
Gyomaendrőd (13,680)
Mezőberény (10,632)
Sarkad (10,020)
Szeghalom (9,290)
Dévaványa (7,899)
Vésztő (6,986)
Mezőkovácsháza (6,177)
Battonya (6,042)
Tótkomlós (6,016)
Füzesgyarmat (5,734)
Mezőhegyes (5,712)
Kondoros (5,228)
Újkígyós (5,196)
Csorvás (5,060)
Elek (4,927)
Körösladány (4,674)
Medgyesegyháza (3,698)
Villages
Békéssámson
Békésszentandrás
Bélmegyer
Biharugra
Bucsa
Csabacsűd
Csabaszabadi
Csanádapáca
Csárdaszállás
Doboz
Dombegyház
Dombiratos
Ecsegfalva
Gádoros
Gerendás
Geszt
Hunya
Kamut
Kardos
Kardoskút
Kaszaper
Kertészsziget
Kevermes
Kétegyháza
Kétsoprony
Kisdombegyház
Körösnagyharsány
Köröstarcsa
Körösújfalu
Kötegyán
Kunágota
Lőkösháza
Magyarbánhegyes
Magyardombegyház
Medgyesbodzás
Mezőgyán
Méhkerék
Murony
Nagybánhegyes
Nagykamarás
Nagyszénás
Okány
Örménykút
Pusztaföldvár
Pusztaottlaka
Sarkadkeresztúr
Szabadkígyós
Tarhos
Telekgerendás
Újszalonta
Végegyháza
Zsadány
large villages.
Gallery [ edit ]
Notable people [ edit ]
Natives of the county include:
Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky , politician and an important voice
Zoltán Lajos Bay , physicist, professor, and engineer
András Balczó , modern pentathlete (olympic champion)
Béla H. Bánáthy , founder of the White Stag Leadership Development Program
Ferenc Berényi , painter
Imre Bródy , physicist
József Darvas , politician, Minister of Religion and Education (1950-51)
Albrecht Dürer the Elder , goldsmith in Nuremberg
Ferenc Erkel , composer, conductor and pianist, father of Hungarian grand opera
Ágnes Gergely , writer, educator, journalist and translator
János Jankó , painter and graphicist
Ferenc Kállai , actor
István Kiss , architect
László Krasznahorkai , novelist and screenwriter
Gyula Kristó , historian
Menyhért Lakatos , writer
Gyula Lázár , footballer
Soma Orlai Petrich , painter
Henrietta Ónodi , artistic gymnast
Károly Palotai , association football player and referee
János Pásztor , academic sculptor
Paulina Pfiffner , freedom fighter in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
George Pomutz , officer during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the American Civil War
Frigyes Puja , politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973-83)
Emil Purgly , politician, Minister of Agriculture (1934)
Kálmán Rózsahegyi , actor and teacher
Mihály Schéner , sculptor, painter, graphic artist, and ceramist
Árpád Szendy , pianist, composer and teacher
Ferenc Szisz , race car driver
Hajnalka Tóth , fencer (world champion)
Béla Turi-Kovács , politician, Minister of the Environment (2000-02)
Béla Wenckheim , politician, Prime Minister (1875)
Pál Závada , writer
International relations [ edit ]
Békés County has a partnership relationship with:
References [ edit ]
^ népesség.com, "Békés megye népessége 1870-2015"
^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.4 Békés megye, (in Hungarian) [1 ] Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Békés megye)" . valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29 .
^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
^ "Békés megye parlamenti képviselői (Parlamenti Információs Rendszer 2022-)" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Assembly.
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