Medgyesegyháza

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

Medgyesegyháza
Medeš
Town
Flag of Medgyesegyháza
Flag
Coat of arms of Medgyesegyháza
Coat of arms
Medgyesegyháza is located in Hungary
Medgyesegyháza
Medgyesegyháza
Coordinates: 46.50°N 21.03°E / 46.50; 21.03
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictMezőkovácsháza
Area
 • Total64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total3,558
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5666
Area code(+36) 68
Websitewww.medgyesegyhaza.hu

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:

46.50°N 21.03°E / 46.50; 21.03

References
  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Hungarian Jewish census
  3. Documentation of the Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust
  4. The Jewish Community of Medgyesegyhaza in The Museum of the Jewish People
  5. "Képviselő-testület, bizottságai, nemzetiségi önkormányzatok".
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