Gyomaendrőd

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Gyomaendrőd
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Békés
Area
 - Total 303.98 km² (117.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 15,523
 - Density 51/km² (132.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5500, 5502
Area code(s) 66
Location of Békés county in Hungary
Location of Békés county in Hungary

Gyomaendrőd (Romanian: Jomendrod) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is located at around 46°55′60″N, 20°49′60″E.

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[edit] History

The smaller towns of Gyoma and Endrőd were united in 1982.

[edit] Geography

It covers an area of 303.98km² and has a population of 15.523 people (2001).

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[edit] Famous people

  • János Pásztor, sculptor
  • Ágnes Gergely, poet, prose writer, translator
  • Győző Határ, writer, poet, translator, philosopher
  • Ferenc Kállai, performer
  • Kálmán Rózsahegyi, actor

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