Mezőberény

Mezőberény
Mezőberény town hall, WWI, WWII and István Horthy memorial with Turul bird
Coat of arms
Mezőberény
Coordinates: 46°29′36″N 21°08′38″E / 46.4932°N 21.144°E / 46.4932; 21.144
Country	Hungary
County	Békés
Area
• Total	118.53 km2 (45.76 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	11,241
• Density	97.79/km2 (253.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	5650
Area code(s)	66

Coordinates: 46°49′N 21°1′E / 46.817°N 21.017°E / 46.817; 21.017

Mezőberény (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːbɛreːɲ]; German: Maisbrünn; Slovak: Poľný Berinčok) is a town in Békés county, Hungary.

Mezőberény is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, 200 km southeast from Budapest. Highway 46, 47 and Budapest-Szolnok-Békéscsaba-Lökösháza high speed (120–160 km/h (75–99 mph)) railway line also cross the town.

The Medieval village of Berény was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with German, Hungarian and Slovak settlers and was a multiethnic town until the late 19th century, when Germans and Slovaks adopted the Hungarian language.