Szentes

Szentes
Town
Near the center of the town with Lutheran Church
Flag Coat of arms
Szentes Szentes
Coordinates: 46.651°N 20.258°E / 46.651; 20.258
Country	Hungary
County	Csongrád
District	Szentes
Area
• Total	353.25 km2 (136.39 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	27,898
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6600
Area code	(+36) 63
Website	www.szentes.hu

Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region.

Notable people

• Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer
• János Bácskai 1954. november 27, actor
• János Berkes (born 1946 May 24) opera singer (tenor)
• István Bugyi (1898-1981) surgeon - The local hospital named after him
• Dóra Dúró (born 1987), politician
• Jozsef Gera (born 1937) aircraft engineer, former chief of the Dynamics and Controls Branch at NASA
• László Gyimesi (born 1948), pianist
• Mihály Horváth (1809–1878), Roman Catholic bishop
• Tamás Kecskés (born 1986), footballer
• Zsolt Koncz (born 1977), footballer
• László Márkus (1881-1948), drama author, director, member of the Hungarian Opera
• András Mészáros (born 1941), former cyclist
• Ibolya Nagy (1864–1946), actress
• Lajos Őze (1935–1984), actor
• László Papp (1905–1989), wrestler
• István Szelei (born 1960), fencer
• Lajos Szilassi (born 1942), mathematician
• Konrád Verebélyi (born 1995), footballer
• Zséda (born 1974), singer
• László Terney (1947-1998) architect
• László Ujréti (born 1942) actor, voice actor
• Péter Szalay (born 1962), quantum chemist, theoretical chemist

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Szentes is twinned with:

• Bačka Topola, Serbia
• Buñol, Spain
• Dumbrăvița, Romania
• Hof Ashkelon, Israel
• Kaarina, Finland
• Markgröningen, Germany
• Sankt Augustin, Germany
• Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
• Skierniewice, Poland
• Svätuše, Slovakia

Gallery

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External links

• Official website in Hungarian, English, German and Serb
• Városi Visszhang - Szentes
• Local Radio Station - Radio 451