Kisvárda
Kisvárda | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 4600 |
Area code | (+36) 45 |
Website | www |
Kisvárda (pronounced
Etymology
The name of the town, which means "little castle" in
), "nagy" meaning great or large.Coat of arms
The red and white stripes on the shield symbolize the
History
The conquering Hungarians found a hill fort here in 895 which then they used for their border protection system.
In the 12th century, the settlement's importance declined. The castle became the possession of the
Pelbárt Várady got permission from the king to build the Castle of Kisvárda in 1415.
In 1421, it became a town.
Because of the Turkish conquest of Hungary and the economic changes, the town's importance diminished.
Prior to World War II, Kisvárda had a total population of approximately 20,000.
Of the total population, 3,500 were Jewish and there were twelve synagogues. The Nazi Germans and their Hungarian allies confined the Jewish community to a ghetto in 1944 and gathered an additional 3,500 Jews from the surrounding area into the Kisvárda ghetto. They were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp where the majority were slaughtered.[1] A small community was re-established after the war, but almost no Jews are left in Kisvárda today.
One of the former synagogues remains one of the most imposing structures in Kisvárda and is now a local history museum known as the Rétközi Múzeum.
Economy
Historically, Kisvárda has been a market town for the surrounding agricultural district, and is also has some light industry such as distilling, electrics, and brake pad production. It is on the main railway line from the Hungarian capital of Budapest to Ukraine. Kisvárda also attracts tourists to its thermal springs, and the ruins of a medieval castle.
Notable people
- Bertalan Farkas, astronaut
- Krisztina Nyáry (1604-1641)
- ByeAlex, Hungarian singer, songwriter
- Sándor Radó, Hungarian psychoanalyst
- silent era
- Arnost Zvi Ehrman (1914-1976), Israeli jurist
Rabbis
- Moshe Grunwald (1853–1910), progenitor of the Pupa Hasidic dynastythrough his five sons
- Shimon Sofer (1850–1944), Rav of the Hungarian city of Eger
- Tibor Rosenbaum (1923–1980), rabbi and businessman
Politics
- Attila Tilki (1967-), politician
- Péter Kozma (1959-2017), politician
- KDNP
- MSZP(2014-2016)
- Zionist activist, member of the Irgun
Sports
Football
- Volodymyr Kornutyak (1983-), footballer
- Dušan Pavlov (1989-), footballer
- Yves Mboussi (1987-), footballer
- Zoltan Silvashi (1993-), footballer
- László Miskolczi (1986-), footballer
- Dávid Oláh (1988-), footballer
- Ignác Irhás (1985-), footballer
- Valér Kapacina (1993-), footballer
- Tamás Csilus (1995-), footballer
- Norbert Heffler (1990-), footballer
- Miroslav Grumić (1984-), footballer
- Zsolt Bognár (1979-), footballer
- Zoltán Molnár (1971-), footballer
- Gábor Bardi (1982-), footballer
- Gábor Jánvári (1990-), footballer
- Zoltán Horváth (1989-), footballer
- Raymond Lukacs(1988-), footballer
- Patrik Bacsa (1992-), footballer
- Sergiu Oltean (1987-), footballer
- András Gosztonyi (1990-), footballer
- Péter Baráth (2002-), footballer
Handball
- Ivett Nagy (1982-), handballer
- Gabriella Juhász, Hungarian handballer
- Ivett Nagy, Hungarian handballer
- Gabriella Juhász (1985-), handballer
- Ágnes Hornyák (1982-), handballer
Other
- Éva Kaptur (1987-), athlete
- Gyula Halasy (1891-1970), sport shooter
- Ervin Acel (1888-1958), American fencer
Twin towns – sister cities
- Hildburghausen, Germany
- Karmiel, Israel
- Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia
- Mukachevo, Ukraine
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Sport
- Kisvárda FC, association football club
- Kisvárdai KC, handball team
References
- ^ Raftery, Kay (January 20, 1995). "Torahs that survived the Holocaust: One rescued from Kisvarde, Hungary finds new life in Wynnewood Synagogue". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. MD1.
- ^ "Testvérvárosaink". kisvarda.hu (in Hungarian). Kisvárda. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian
- Memorial Book of the Jews of Kisvarda and its Vicinity, Ed: Rabbi Dr. Karoly Jolesz, et al., Tel Aviv, Kleinwardein Society, 1980