Gyöngyös (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟøɲɟøʃ]; German: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county 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]
The meaning of the town's name is "Made of Pearls"; Croats from Hungary call this city Đunđuš Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ˈdʑûndʑuʃ]. 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.
History
Gyöngyös was home to a large Jewish community before World War II. In 1942, anti-Jewish laws were adopted in the province, affecting the Jews of the town.[3] Following the occupation of Hungary by the German army in March 1944, 1800 Jews were locked in a ghetto. Some were saved by Hungarian Righteous Among the Nations personnel but most of them were deported to Auschwitz where they were murdered.[4]
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.
Sandor Kenyeres (born 1949), property developer, scientific philanthropist, and cultural visionary
Gedeon Richter (1872–1944), pharmacist, business magnate, philanthropist, founder of Gedeon Richter plc, pioneer of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry
László Polgár (born 1946), educational psychologist and developer of educational method to develop "stars" (whom he calls "geniuses"). He and his wife Klára used his method to develop daughters Zsuzsa Susan Polgár, Zsófi Sofia Polgár and Judit Polgár into the world's leading chess players, Olympic champions. His paternal grandfather in yöngyös was a great Talmudic scholar.
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Gyongyos Hungarian pronunciation ˈɟoɲɟoʃ German Gengess is a town in Heves county in Hungary 80 km 50 mi east of Budapest Situated at the foot of the Sar hegy and Matra 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 Sarhegy GyongyosTownOrczy palace of Orczy familyFlagCoat of armsGyongyosLocation of GyongyosShow map of HungaryGyongyosGyongyos Europe Show map of EuropeCoordinates 47 47 00 N 19 56 00 E 47 7833 N 19 9333 E 47 7833 19 9333Country HungaryCountyHevesDistrictGyongyosArea Total54 1 km2 20 9 sq mi Population 2001 Total33 553 Density620 km2 1 600 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code3200Area code 36 37Websitewww wbr gyongyos wbr huThe 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 Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Sights to visit 4 Notable residents 4 1 Politics 4 2 Sports 5 Twin towns sister cities 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External linksName Edit Baroque Church of Saint Bernard of Gyongyos Gyongyos 1938 The meaning of the town s name is Made of Pearls Croats from Hungary call this city Đunđus Serbo Croatian pronunciation ˈdʑundʑuʃ The 16 17th century historian Miklos Istvanffy wrote that the name of the town comes from the Hungarian word for mistletoe fagyongy literally wood pearl which is abundant in the local woods History EditGyongyos was home to a large Jewish community before World War II In 1942 anti Jewish laws were adopted in the province affecting the Jews of the town 3 Following the occupation of Hungary by the German army in March 1944 1800 Jews were locked in a ghetto Some were saved by Hungarian Righteous Among the Nations personnel but most of them were deported to Auschwitz where they were murdered 4 Sights to visit EditThere are many monuments and places of interest in the town such as the Orczy mansion home of the Matra Museum Saint Bartholomew s Church Saint Bartholomew Church Gyongyos Hungary in the center of town and its Treasury Notable residents EditGyongyi Horvath sociologist conference organiser Rudolph Ritter von Brudermann 1851 1941 general of Austria Hungary during the First World War Bela Kerekjarto 1898 1946 mathematician Sandor Kenyeres born 1949 property developer scientific philanthropist and cultural visionary Gedeon Richter 1872 1944 pharmacist business magnate philanthropist founder of Gedeon Richter plc pioneer of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry Soma Visontai 1854 lawyer deputy Paul Vay de Vaya 1735 1800 Major General 1794 Feldmarschall leutnant 1799 1800 Margit Greczi born 1941 painter Zita Pataki born 1973 weather presenterPolitics Edit Gabor Vona born 1978 politician leader of the political party Jobbik Gabor Fodor born 1962 jurist politician leader of the Hungarian Liberal Party Pal Almasy 1818 1882 lawyer politician Speaker of the House of Representatives 1849 Karoly Kamermayer 1829 1897 jurist councillor the first mayor of Budapest 1873 1896 Jozsef Balazs born 1965 politician Gabor Horvath born 1963 brigadier general army carrier officer promoter of NATO and EU membership commanderSports Edit Viktor Szabo born 1986 footballer Darius Csillag born 1995 footballer David Ficsor born 1986 footballer Gergo Goher born 1987 footballer Andras Herczeg born 1956 football manager former player manager of Debreceni VSC Zsofia Kovacs born 1988 professional triathlete Jozsef Eles born 1969 former handball player handball coach of the Dominican Republic women s national team Attila Szekrenyessy 1913 1995 pair skater Gabriella Csepe born 1973 swimmer Laszlo Polgar born 1946 educational psychologist and developer of educational method to develop stars whom he calls geniuses He and his wife Klara used his method to develop daughters Zsuzsa Susan Polgar Zsofi Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgar into the world s leading chess players Olympic champions His paternal grandfather in yongyos was a great Talmudic scholar Energia SC Gyongyos 1992 present football clubTwin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary Gyongyos is twinned with 5 Luohe China Manisa Turkey Pieksamaki Finland Ringsted Denmark Sanok Poland Stip North Macedonia Targu Secuiesc Romania Zeltweg Austria Shusha AzerbaijanGallery Edit Aerial photograph of the water tower built in 1927 References Edit Charles Hebbert Norm Longley Dan Richardson 2002 Hungary Rough Guide Travel Guides Rough Guides Ltd p 323 ISBN 1 85828 917 3 Adrian Phillips Jo Scotchmer 2010 Bradt Travel Guides Hungary p 222 ISBN 978 1 84162 285 9 Horvath Kalman The Righteous Among the Nations Database Retrieved 18 December 2020 המכון הבין לאומי לחקר השואה יד ושם www yadvashem org in Hebrew Gyongyos testvervarosai in Hungarian Gyongyos Retrieved 21 September 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gyongyos Official website in Hungarian and English Gyongyos informacios es hir enciklopediaja Minden egy helyen Kezdolap gyongyos info in Hungarian Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 Coordinates 47 47 N 19 56 E 47 783 N 19 933 E 47 783 19 933 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gyongyos amp oldid 1129328283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
