It covers an area of 125.76 km² and has a population of 6855 people (2015).[1] The town is situated in the Tisza plain.
Historyedit
North of the modern town there is the archaeological site of a neolithic tell. At its top the medieval Csolt monastery is located.
The jewish communityedit
In the 19th century, a Jewish community lived in the village. Most of them worked as merchants and later became industrialists. Their non-Jewish neighbors trusted them and some Jews were even elected to the city council and were also active in the town's culture. Relationships with their neighbors were generally good. The community had a Jewish school. The community synagogue was built in 1934 after the previous synagogue was destroyed in a flood. In 1920, 181 Jews lived in the community.[2]
In May 1944, after the German army entered Hungary, all the Jews were concentrated in a ghetto that included only two buildings in the city center, which were declared ghettos.
On June 21, all Jews were sent to the Solnok Ghetto, where the author, Ida Lang, was murdered as a result of torture. Most of the Jews were transferred from Solnok to the Auschwitz extermination camp. After the war, 34 survivors returned to the city, erected a monument in memory of the murdered, and tried to rehabilitate the community without success.[3]
vésztő, town, békés, county, southern, great, plain, region, south, east, hungary, town, csolt, monasteryflagcoat, armscoordinates, 262country, hungarycountybékésdistrictszeghalomarea, total125, population, 2015, total6, density54, time, zoneutc, summer, cest,. Veszto is a town in Bekes county in the Southern Great Plain region of south east Hungary VesztoTownVeszto Csolt MonasteryFlagCoat of armsVesztoCoordinates 46 55 26 N 21 15 43 E 46 924 N 21 262 E 46 924 21 262Country HungaryCountyBekesDistrictSzeghalomArea Total125 76 km2 48 56 sq mi Population 2015 Total6 855 1 Density54 5 km2 141 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code5530Area code 36 66Websitewww wbr veszto wbr hu Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 The jewish community 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 Notable residents 5 References 6 External linksGeography editIt covers an area of 125 76 km and has a population of 6855 people 2015 1 The town is situated in the Tisza plain History editNorth of the modern town there is the archaeological site of a neolithic tell At its top the medieval Csolt monastery is located The jewish community edit In the 19th century a Jewish community lived in the village Most of them worked as merchants and later became industrialists Their non Jewish neighbors trusted them and some Jews were even elected to the city council and were also active in the town s culture Relationships with their neighbors were generally good The community had a Jewish school The community synagogue was built in 1934 after the previous synagogue was destroyed in a flood In 1920 181 Jews lived in the community 2 In May 1944 after the German army entered Hungary all the Jews were concentrated in a ghetto that included only two buildings in the city center which were declared ghettos On June 21 all Jews were sent to the Solnok Ghetto where the author Ida Lang was murdered as a result of torture Most of the Jews were transferred from Solnok to the Auschwitz extermination camp After the war 34 survivors returned to the city erected a monument in memory of the murdered and tried to rehabilitate the community without success 3 Twin towns sister cities editVeszto is twinned with nbsp Dumbrava Romania 1991 nbsp Brăduț Romania 1991 nbsp Varghiș Romania 1991 Notable residents editMenyhert Lakatos 1926 2007 Hungarian Romani writer Laszlo Hajdu 1947 Hungarian economist and politicianReferences edit a b Gazetteer of Hungary 1st January 2015 Hungarian Central Statistical Office 3 September 2015 Hungarian Jewish census The Jewish Community of Veszto in The Museum of the Jewish People websiteExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veszto Official website in Hungarian English and German nbsp This Bekes County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veszto amp oldid 1085116324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
