Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Kunágota |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Békés |
Area Total Km2: | 63.99 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 2650[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 41.4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5746 |
Area Code: | 68 |
Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
On St David's Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary's "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sung traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David's Mystery. The piece was written by French Hungarian composer George Gondard.
The town had grown very fond of Wales ever since Elizabeth, a Kunágota-born classical singer, returned to her roots from Cardiff and introduced Welsh hymns to the community a few years ago
In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village,[2] many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust[3]
It covers an area of 63.99 km2 and has a population of 2650 people (2015).[1]