Kunágota

Place in Békés, Hungary

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CountryHungaryCountyBékésArea

• Total63.99 km² (24.71 sq mi)Population

(2015)

• Total2,650^[1] • Density41.4/km² (107/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5746

Area code68

Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.

On St David's Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary's "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sung traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David's Mystery. The piece was written by French Hungarian composer George Gondard.

The town had grown very fond of Wales ever since Elizabeth, a Kunágota-born classical singer, returned to her roots from Cardiff and introduced Welsh hymns to the community a few years ago

In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village,^[2] many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust^[3]

Geography

It covers an area of 63.99 km² and has a population of 2650 people (2015).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
^ Hungarian Jewish census
^ Jews from the village who were murdered in the Holocaust