Kétegyháza

Kétegyháza (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkeːtɛchaːzɒ]; Romanian: Chitighaz) is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is one of the main centres of Hungary's Romanian minority.

Kétegyháza
Chitighaz
Village
Kétegyháza
Location of Kétegyháza in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°32′56″N 21°11′1″E
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Great Plain
CountyBékés
SubregionGyulai
Government
  MayorMária Gyuricska (Independent)
Area
  Total50.49 km2 (19.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total4,135
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5741
Area code+36 66
KSH code03461
Websiteketegyhaza.hu

Jews lived in the village in the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered in the Holocaust of the Jews of Hungary.

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