Mezőberény

Mezőberény (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːbɛreːɲ]; German: Maisbrünn; Slovak: Poľný Berinčok) is a town in Békés county, Hungary.

Mezőberény
Town
Mezőberény town hall, WWI, WWII and István Horthy memorial with Turul bird
Flag
Coat of arms
Mezőberény
Coordinates: 46.4932°N 21.144°E / 46.4932; 21.144
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictBékés (district)
Area
 • Total118.53 km2 (45.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total11,241
 • Density97.79/km2 (253.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5650
Area code(+36) 66
Websitewww.mezobereny.hu

Location

Mezőberény is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, 200 km southeast from Budapest. Highway 46, 47 and Budapest-Szolnok-Békéscsaba-Lökösháza high speed (120–160 km/h (75–99 mph)) railway line also cross the town.[1]

History

The Medieval village of Berény was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with German, Hungarian and Slovak settlers and was a multiethnic town until the late 19th century, when Germans and Slovaks adopted the Hungarian language.[2]

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities

References
  1. Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 963-03-7576-1
  2. Károly Kocsis (DSc, University of Miskolc) – Zsolt Bottlik (PhD, Budapest University) – Patrik Tátrai: Etnikai térfolyamatok a Kárpát-medence határon túli régióiban, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – Földrajtudományi Kutatóintézet (Academy of Geographical Studies); Budapest; 2006.; ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas



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