Misplaced Pages

Szeghalom

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Town in Békés, Hungary
Szeghalom
Town
Berettyó-bridgeBerettyó-bridge
Flag of SzeghalomFlagCoat of arms of SzeghalomCoat of arms
Szeghalom is located in HungarySzeghalomSzeghalom
Coordinates: 47°1′38″N 21°9′58″E / 47.02722°N 21.16611°E / 47.02722; 21.16611
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictSzeghalom
Area
 • Total217.13 km (83.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total9,465
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code5520
Area code(+36) 66
Websiteszeghalom.hu

Szeghalom is a town in Békés county, in southeastern Hungary.

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.

Sport

Szeghalom's football club Szeghalmi FC plays the regional 1 league. It has a stadium with a capacity of over 500 people.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Szeghalom is twinned with:

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. "Szeghalom 2020: Best of Szeghalom, Hungary Tourism". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. The Jewish Community of Szeghalom in The Museum of the Jewish People website
  3. "Szeghalmi FC" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-05-28.

External links

Towns and villages of Szeghalom District
Towns (4) Coat of arms - Szeghalom
Villages (3)
Békés County
City with county rights
Towns
Large villages
Villages
Other topics


Stub icon

This Békés County location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Szeghalom Add topic