Békés County

Békés [be ː ke ː ʃ ] is a county (administrative district ) in south-eastern Hungary. It borders on Romania, as well as the counties Csongrád, Jasz -Nagykun -Szolnok and Hajdú- Bihar. It has an area of ​​5631 km ² and (2001) 399 302 inhabitants. The county seat is Békéscsaba, other major cities are Békés Orosháza, Szarvas and Gyula.

• 2.1 Museums

Geography

The area is flat and has a share in the Great Hungarian Plain. Main river is the Körös ( yelp ).

Administrative subdivision in small areas

• Small area Békéscsaba
• Small area Békés
• Small area Gyula
• Small area Mezőkovácsháza
• Small area Orosháza
• Small area Sarkad
• Small area Szarvas
• Small area Szeghalom

Major cities and towns

History and Culture

The county, in its present form emerged in the wake of Komitatsreform in 1950, got its name from a previously under the same name but existing in smaller limits county, see Békés County ( historically ).

Museums

The State Directorate of Museums of the county Békés is the recipient of 8 Komitatsmuseen. County seat is the city Békéscsaba.

• Békés, Mátyás Jantyik Museum *
• Békés, Distillery Museum
• Békés, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
• Békés, school museum
• Békéscsaba, Mihály Munkácsy - Museum *
• FÜZESGYARMAT, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
• Gyomaendrőd, Municipal Gallery
• Gyomaendrőd, Printing Museum

• Gyomaendrőd, home and creator Museum
• Gyomaendrőd, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
• Gyomaendrőd Motorcycle Museum
• Gyula Erkel Ferenc Museum *
• Gyula János Corvin Museum *
• Gyula, Homestead Museum
• Kondoros Tavern Museum
• Kondoros Hungarian- Slovak history museum

• Mezőhegyes, Car Museum
• Orosháza, János Kovács Szántó Komitatsmuseum *
• Orosháza, fountains Museum
• Sarkad Municipal Gallery
• Sarkad Sándor Márki City Museum ( Muzeum Városi )
• Szarvas, Samuel Tessedik Museum *
• Szeghalom, Sárréti Museum *
• Tótkomlós, Farmer's Museum

* Komitatsmuseum

Castle Szarvas

Castle Szeghalom