Szarvas
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| Szarvas | |
| Country |  Hungary |
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| County | Békés |
| Area | |
| - Total | 161.57 km2 (62.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 18,563 |
| - Density | 114.9/km2 (297.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 5540 |
| Area code(s) | 66 |
Szarvas (German: Sarwasch, Slovak: Sarvaš) is a town Békés county in southeastern Hungary. The Hungarian placename Szarvas means 'deer' in English.
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[edit] History
The first agricultural high-school in the Kingdom of Hungary was established here by a Slovakian enlightenment scholar and engineer Samuel Tešedík (in Hungarian: Sámuel Tessedik). The city was re-settled by Slovaks (among others) in the 18th century, and many Slovaks still live in Szarvas. The town had 17771 Slovak and 7845 Hungarian inhabitants in 1900 and in 1920 had 7544 Slovak and 17224 Hungarian inhabitants. The geometrical centre-point of the Hungarian Kingdom (before 1920) was near by Szarvas.
[edit] Modern times
Today it is home to the Ronald S. Lauder International Jewish Summer camp, where every year hundreds of children and adults from post-communist countries, the U.S., and India pour in for eight weeks to share fun, laughter, and exchange cultures. (http://szarvasifahazak.com). Szarvas is a respite for many people.
[edit] Sports
1905 Szarvasi FC in Erzsebet liget
[edit] Sister cities
Poprad, Slovakia (since 1980)
Vlăhiţa, Romania (since 1994)- Baraolt, Romania (since 1997)
- Malacky, slovakia (since 2000)
- Şimleu Silvaniei, Romania
Keuruu, Finland
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 46°52′N 20°33′E / 46.867°N 20.55°E
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