Gávavencsellő
Gávavencsellő | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.83 km2 (25.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,938 |
| • Density | 58.93/km2 (152.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4472 |
| Area code | 42 |
Gávavencsellő is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The village was established in 1971 by merging the former separate villages of Gáva and Vencsellő.
Geography
It covers an area of 66.83 km2 (26 sq mi) and has a population of 3938 people (2001).
History
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In 1898 Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Friedlander became the village chief rabbi; until he got promoted as the chief rabbi of Liska, When his father Rabbi Chaim Friedlander died in 1906. Rav Tzvi Hirsh established a yeshiva, where about 40-60 students learned.
Rabbi Chaim said about his son becoming chief rabbi of Gava: "He is rav of Gava (=the city), but gava he does not possess".
Notable residents
- András Kozák, film actor
- László Karakó, politician
- Theodore S. Weiss, politician
- László Vágner, footballer
48°10′N 21°36′E / 48.167°N 21.600°E
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