Szeghalom

47°1′38″N 21°9′58″E / 47.02722°N 21.16611°E / 47.02722; 21.16611Country HungaryCountyBékésDistrictSzeghalomArea • Total217.13 km² (83.83 sq mi)Population • Total9,465 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 66Websiteszeghalom.hu

Szeghalom is a town in Békés county, in southeastern Hungary.^[1]

History

The jewish community

In the 19th and 20th centuries, a Jewish community with hundreds of members lived in the village.

On March 19, 1944, after the German army entered Hungary, the village Jews were forbidden to leave. In May, the Jews were concentrated in the ghetto established around the synagogue. On June 26, 1944, the village's Jews were transported by train to the Szolnok ghetto, from where they were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp and murdered in the Holocaust.^[2]

Sport

Szeghalom's football club Szeghalmi FC plays the regional 1 league.^[3] It has a stadium with a capacity of over 500 people.^{[citation needed]}

Twin towns – sister cities

Szeghalom is twinned with:^{[citation needed]}

• Sâncraiu, Romania
• Scheibbs, Austria
• Trasaghis, Italy

Notable people

• Ferenc Szisz, the world's 1st Grand Prix motor racing winner

Gallery

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  Berettyó river
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  Kárász Mansion
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  Lajos Kossuth statue
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  Reformed church on the Kossuth Square
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  Kossuth Square

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