Békéscsaba
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Békéscsaba city hall
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 Békéscsaba
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| Coordinates: 46°40′44″N 21°05′28″E / 46.679°N 21.091°ECoordinates: 46°40′44″N 21°05′28″E / 46.679°N 21.091°E | ||
| Country | Hungary | |
| County | Békés | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Péter Szarvas (independent) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 193.93 km2 (74.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 62,050 | |
| • Rank | 16th | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5600 | |
| Area code(s) | 66 | |
| Website | www |
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Békéscsaba (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbeːkeːʃt͡ʃɒbɒ]; see also other alternative names) is a city in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés.
Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, 215 km (134 mi) southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47, Békéscsaba beltway (around the city) and Budapest-Szolnok-Békéscsaba-Lökösháza high speed (120–160 km/h (75–99 mph)) railway line also cross the city. Highway 44 is a four-lane expressway between Békéscsaba and Gyula. According to the 2011 census, the city has a total area of 193.93 km2 (75 sq mi).
Csaba is popular Hungarian given name for boys of Turkic origin, while prefix Békés refers to the county name Békés, which means peaceful in Hungarian. Other names derived from the Hungarian one (German: Tschabe, Romanian: Bichișciaba, Slovak: Békešská Čaba).
The area has been inhabited since the ancient times. In the Iron Age the area had been conquered by the Scythians, by the Celts, then by the Huns. After the Hungarian Conquest, there were many small villages in the area.
The medieval Hungarian village of Csaba was established in the 13th century, first mentioned in the 1330s. Besides Csaba, eight other villages stood where now the town stands. According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury, Békéscsaba was an ethnic Hungarian settlement in 1495. When the Turks conquered the southern and central parts of Hungary, and these territories became part of the Ottoman Empire, the town survived, but it became extinct during the fights against the Turks in the 17th century.
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