Füzesgyarmat
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Füzesgyarmat is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
History
=Jewish community=
A Jewish community lived in the village from the beginning of the 19th century until it was destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. In 1880, there were 171 Jews in the place and by 1930 already 230 lived there. A synagogue was built in 1929 and it exists to this day and serves as a school.[https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e215526/Place/Fuzesgyarmat The Jewish Community of Fuzesgyarmat] in The Museum of The Jewish People website
Geography
Sport
- Füzesgyarmati SK, association football club
Twin towns – sister cities
Füzesgyarmat is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Ojdula, Romania
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Zimandu Nou, Romania
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Füzesgyarmat}}
- {{Official website|http://www.fuzesgyarmat.hu/}} in Hungarian
{{Szeghalom District}}
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{{Coord|47|06|N|21|13|E|region:HU_type:city|display=title}}
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Category:Populated places in Békés County
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