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Gyöngyös
German: Gengeß
Town/város
Orczy palace of the Orczy family
Orczy palace of the Orczy family
Coat of arms of Gyöngyös
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
Region Northern Hungary
County Heves County
Subregion Gyöngyösi
Government
 • Mayor György Hiesz (MSZP-DK-Együtt)
Area
 • Total
54.1 km2 (20.9 sq mi)

Gyöngyös (German: Gengeß) is a town in Heves County, Northern Hungary Region in Hungary, 80 km (50 mi) east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories. It is also the home of many vineyards on the slopes of the Sárhegy.

The Art-Nouveau and Baroque buildings around the main square were reconstructed after a disastrous fire started in the local hospital in 1917,[1] destroying a number of buildings housing important Jewish institutions and leaving in all around 8,000 homeless.[2]

Name[]

Eglise Szent Bertalan de Gyöngyös

Baroque Church of Saint Bernard of Gyöngyös

The meaning of the town's name is "Made of Pearls" (pronounced as "Dyun-dyush"). The 16-17th century historian Miklós Istvánffy wrote that the name of the town comes from the Hungarian word for mistletoe (fagyöngy literally "wood-pearl"), which is abundant in the local woods. Croats from Hungary call this city Đunđuš.

Sights to visit[]

There are many monuments and places of interest in the town, such as the Orczy mansion, home of the Mátra Museum, Saint Bartholomew's Church (Saint Bartholomew Church, Gyöngyös, Hungary) in the center of town, and its Treasury.

Famous people[]

Gyöngyös is the birthplace of Olympic swimmer Gabriella Csépe, the well-known sociologist and conference organiser Gyöngyi Horváth, and the leader of the Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary, Gábor Vona.

International relations[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Gyöngyös is twinned with:

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External links[]

  • MSN Map
  • Coordinates: 47°47′N 19°56′E / 47.783, 19.933

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