Medgyesegyháza Explained

Settlement Type:	Town
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Hungary
Coordinates:	46.5°N 21.03°W
Pushpin Map:	Hungary
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Official Name:	Medgyesegyháza
Other Name:	Medeš
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Békés
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Mezőkovácsháza
Area Total Km2:	64.32
Population As Of:	2015
Population Total:	3558
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	5666
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	(+36) 68

Medgyesegyháza (Slovak: Medeš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 64.32 km² and has a population of 3558 people (2015).

History

The Jews in the city

The Jewish community in the city was established in the second half of the 19th century and most of them were engaged in the grain trade.^[2]

The synagogue was built in 1870 and the community had a Jewish school.

In 1942, young Jews from the city were sent to forced labor and sent to the front of Ukraine, where the Hungarians fought alongside the Germans. Four townspeople were killed.

In 1944, after the Germans entered Hungary, all the local Jews were rounded up and finally transferred to Békéscsaba. Most of them were taken to the Auschwitz extermination camp.^[3]

After the war, 20 survivors returned to the town. The community was reorganized, but many dispersed within a short time.^[4]

Politics

The current mayor of Medgyesegyháza is Dr. Béla Nagy (Independent).

The local Municipal Assembly has 6+1 members divided into this political parties and alliances:^[5]

	Party	Seats	2014 Council
	Fidesz-KDNP	3
	Independent	2
	Unity (MSZP-DK-Együtt-Liberálisok)	1

City Mayors from 1990
Dr. Béla Nagy (SZDSZ)	1990–2010
Márton Ruck (Fidesz)	2010–2014
Dr. Béla Nagy (Independent); – II.	2014–

Twin towns – sister cities

Medgyesegyháza is twinned with:

• Kolárovo, Slovakia

46.5°N 21.03°W

External links

• in Hungarian

Notes and References

1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
2. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_nemzetisegi_Zsido_1840-1941/?pg=133&layout=s&query=Medgyesegyh%C3%A1za Hungarian Jewish census
3. https://yvng.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=he&s_id=&s_lastName=&s_firstName=&s_place=Medgyesegyhaza&s_dateOfBirth=&cluster=true Documentation of the Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust
4. https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e134684/Place/Medgyesegyhaza The Jewish Community of Medgyesegyhaza
5. Web site: Képviselő-testület, bizottságai, nemzetiségi önkormányzatok.