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The "Countrysite.blog.hu" will be presenting continuously different stories about the Eastern part of Hungary, first of all, especially Bekes county.

History:

Peaceful province in the southeast Hungary. From north Bihar county is bordered on the west Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County and counties south and east of the border with Romania. Based in Békéscsaba.

Bekes County is located in the Great Plains, an area of the plains. The Koros-Maros rivers and near-perfect round Berettyó part of the plan. Height above sea level in the county, around 81-106 meters. High points of the south-eastern part of the county, the Csanádi-back, Battonya region some hills that exceed the 106 meters tall. The lowest point between Deer and Békésszentandrás, in addition to the Triple-Kris, approx. 81 meters high.

The natural vegetation was forest-steppe parkland originally, but it was broken everywhere by the end of the 19th century, then it lost the natural character of the rest of the time of the large current regulations, and a cultivated arable land was formed. The county has about the field so. 25 thousand hectares of forest land decreased, especially the ones located in the northeast part of the county (Mályvád Koros rivers, forests and floodplain forests). The area of present-day fauna have adapted well to this, but a relatively large number of small game can be found in the area.

The area was populated i. e. 5-fourth millennium is (Cris culture). I. e. 1st millennium BC have been made in the next Pusztaföldvár earthwork called Great Tatársánc today. Before the conquest of many different tribes lived in the area: Scythians, Celts, Gepids, Sarmatians, Avars. After the conquest, Vata was the clan's domain. Created in the 11th century became the seat of county Bekes County.

In the early 15th century, the Castle of Gyula was built. Gyula at that time was the most important town in the county and later was appointed by Mátyás király county headquarters. The struggle against the Turkish fortress of Gyula played an important role, however, captured after more than a month bloody siege in 1566. The exhausted defenders were massacred by the Turks, despite being promised. Due to the constant fighting a lot of the county town was destroyed, barely 10% of the population survived.

In the early 18th century, and the expulsion of the Rákóczi freedom from the Turks after the county began growing again, largely due to Harruckern baron. Not only Hungarians but with Slovaks (Békéscsaba, Endrőd, Deer, Tótkomlós), Serbs (Battonya), Germans (the German Gyula, Elek), Romanians (Kétegyháza). The foreign population is largely assimilated in the middle of the 19th century.

The second half of the 19th century, the county started to develop, mainly due to favorable agricultural terms of endowments. At this time they began the great river training works, the first workings were made by the legendary engineer Vásárhelyi Pál. In 1858 he built a railway line between Pest and Békéscsaba. The built after fifteen years and could play an important role in international trade Oradea-Fiume railway line is also passed through the County. General economic development of the end of the 19th century, Bekes County led the way at the national level.