Szarvas
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| Szarvas | |
| Country |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| 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 (Romanian: Cerbul, 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. 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 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
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