Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Méhkerék |
Other Name: | Micherechi |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Békés |
Area Total Km2: | 25.86 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 2085[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 80.7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5726 |
Area Code: | 66 |
Méhkerék (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Micherechi) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
The village was first mentioned in written sources in 1359. The origin of the village's name may be drawn from the original occupation of its inhabitants (méh means "bee" in Hungarian). The population fled the area after the Ottoman conquest. Romanians settled in the area during the 18th century, with the first Romanian Orthodox church being built in 1770. The first primary school was opened in 1815.
Méhkerék covers an area of and has a population of 2,085 people (2015).[1] Most of the residents, being Romanians, speak Romanian as their mother tongue.
The association football club, Méhkeréki SE, is based in the town.[2]