Vésztő

Vésztő
Town
Vésztő, Csolt Monastery
Flag Coat of arms
Vésztő
Coordinates: 46°55′26″N 21°15′43″E / 46.924°N 21.262°E / 46.924; 21.262Coordinates: 46°55′26″N 21°15′43″E / 46.924°N 21.262°E / 46.924; 21.262
Country	Hungary
County	Békés
District	Szeghalom
Area
• Total	125.76 km2 (48.56 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	6,855[1]
• Density	54.5/km2 (141/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5530
Area code	(+36) 66
Website	www.veszto.hu

Vésztő is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.

Geography[]

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.

History[]

North of the modern town there is the archaeological site of a neolithic tell. At its top the medieval Csolt monastery is located.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Vésztő is twinned with:

• Dumbrava, Romania (1991)
• Brăduț, Romania (1991)
• Vârghiș, Romania (1991)

Notable residents[]

• Menyhért Lakatos (1926 — 2007), Hungarian Romani writer
• László Hajdu (1947-), Hungarian economist and politician

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vésztő.

• Official website in Hungarian, English and German

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