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| Country |  Hungary |
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| County | Békés |
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| - Total | 255. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hungary is subdivided administratively into 20 regions which are the 19 counties ( megyék, singular megye) and the capital city ( főváros) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 km² (98. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 32,700 |
| - Density | 129/km² (334. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 5700, 5711 |
| Area code(s) | 66 |
Gyula (German: Julau, Romanian: Giula, Serbian: Ðula) is a town in Békés county (Romanian: Judeţul Bichiş) in south-eastern Hungary. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks For the historical county see Békés (former county Békés County (Békés megye is an administrative division ( county or megye Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, For the historical county see Békés (former county Békés County (Békés megye is an administrative division ( county or megye Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic It lies close to the border with Romania, on the river Fehér-Körös (Romanian: Crişul Alb). Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Crişul Alb ( Romanian) or Fehér-Körös ( Hungarian) is a river in western Romania ( Transylvania) and south-eastern
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History
The first recorded reference to Gyula was in a document dated 1313 which mentions a monastery called Gyulamonostor (Julamonustra in Latin). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. By 1332 the settlement around the monastery was being called Gyula / Jula. There are two versions for the origin of the name. One is that following the occupation of the Pannonian Plain by the Magyar tribes, the tribe of the gyula settled in the area. The Pannonian Plain is a large Plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Gyula is a Hungarian male given name It was adopted as a Given name sometime after the establishment of the Kingdom of Hungary. More likely is the version that a lord called Gyula or Jula founded the monastery and its settlement. During Ottoman rule, she was a sandjak center as Göle or Küle in Tamışvar eyalet. Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar
The Holocaust in Hungary is commemorated in Gyula's Germantown at the building that housed the Synagogue; one town among many that formed a once thriving Jewish community in Bekes county. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Békés ( Slovak: Békéš, Romanian: Bichiş) is a town in Békés county, Hungary. Today, the Gyula Synagogue houses a music school and bears a plaque of remembrance dedicated to the memory of Gyula's Jewish community that perished in Auschwitz and other concentration camps. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany The plaque reads:
Demographics
As of the census of 2001, the town had 32,967 inhabitants; 94. 2% Magyars, 2. 3% Romanians, 1. 6% Germans, 0. 3% Slovaks, 0. 4% Roma and 5. 4% other.
Romanian Community
Gyula is a center for the small Romanian community of Hungary (2. 3% of the inhabitants are ethnic Romanian). Here can be found several organisations of this community:
- The Center for the National Self-governance of Romanians living in Hungary (AŢRU), Gyula, Eminescu Street, no. 1
- The seat of Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary, Gyula, St. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Nicholas Square.
- Organizations and Foundations:
- Romanian-Hungarian Cultural Union (UCRU), e-mail: csotye@usa. net
- Romanian Researchers and Creators Community from Hungary
- Pro Musica Foundation
Tourist Attractions
In the middle of the town stands the old fortress (13th century), now a cultural centre and a tourist attraction. Nearby, there are thermal spas known for their therapeutic effects.
In Gyula one may admire "Nicolae Bălcescu" High School designed by Szabó Jen. The architecture resembles that of Transylvanian wooden churches. Not very far is the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, erected in 1867. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Sister cities
Budrio, Italy, since 1965
Zalău, Romania, since 1991
Ditzingen, Germany, since 1991- Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania, since 1993
- Arad, Romania, since 1994
Krumpendorf, Austria, since 1995- Schenkenfelden, Austria, since 1997
Droitwich, United Kingdom, since 2001
External links
- (Hungarian) (German) Official site
- (Romanian) The National Selfgovernance of The Romanians living in Hungary Center
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