Szentes

Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region.

Szentes
Town
Near the center of the town with Lutheran Church
Near the center of the town with Lutheran Church
Flag of Szentes
Flag
Coat of arms of Szentes
Coat of arms
Szentes is located in Csongrád County
Szentes
Szentes
Szentes is located in Hungary
Szentes
Szentes
Coordinates: 46.651°N 20.258°E / 46.651; 20.258
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád
DistrictSzentes
Area
 • Total353.25 km2 (136.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total27,898
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6600
Area code(+36) 63
Websitewww.szentes.hu

Notable people
  • Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer
  • János Bácskai 1954. november 27, actor
  • János Berkes (born 1946 May 24) opera singer (tenor)
  • István Bugyi (1898–1981) surgeon - The local hospital named after him
  • Dóra Dúró (born 1987), politician
  • Jozsef Gera (born 1937) aircraft engineer, former chief of the Dynamics and Controls Branch at NASA
  • László Gyimesi (born 1948), pianist
  • Mihály Horváth (1809–1878), Roman Catholic bishop
  • Tamás Kecskés (born 1986), footballer
  • Zsolt Koncz (born 1977), footballer
  • László Márkus (1881–1948), drama author, director, member of the Hungarian Opera
  • András Mészáros (born 1941), former cyclist
  • Ibolya Nagy (1864–1946), actress
  • Lajos Őze (1935–1984), actor
  • László Papp (1905–1989), wrestler
  • István Szelei (born 1960), fencer
  • Lajos Szilassi (born 1942), mathematician
  • Konrád Verebélyi (born 1995), footballer
  • Zséda (born 1974), singer
  • László Terney (1947–1998) architect
  • László Ujréti (born 1942) actor, voice actor
  • Péter Szalay (born 1962), quantum chemist, theoretical chemist

Twin towns – sister cities

Szentes is twinned with:[1]

References
  1. "Testvérvárosok". szentes.hu (in Hungarian). Szentes. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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