- Szarvas
Szarvas (German: "Sarwasch", Slovak: "Sarvaš") is a
town Békés county in southeasternHungary . The Hungarian placename Szarvas means 'deer' in English.[
thumb|right|300px|Location_of_Békéscounty inHungary ]History
The first
agricultural high-school in theKingdom of Hungary was established here by aSlovakian enlightenment scholar and engineerSamuel Tešedík (in Hungarian:Sámuel Tessedik ). The city was re-settled by Slovaks (among others) in the 18th century, and many Slovaks still live in Szarvas. The town had 17771 Slovak and 7845 Hungarian inhabitants in 1900. The geometrical centre-point of the Hungarian Kingdom (before 1920) was near by Szarvas.Modern times
Today it is home to the Ronald S. Lauder International Jewish Summer camp, where every year hundreds of children and adults from post-communist countries pour in for eight weeks to share fun, laughter, and exchange cultures. (http://szarvasifahazak.com). Szarvas is a respite for many people.
ports
1905 Szarvasi FC in Erzsebet liget
ister cities
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Poprad ,Slovakia (since 1980)
*Vlăhiţa ,Romania (since 1994)
*Baraolt ,Romania (since 1997)
*Malacky ,slovakia (since 2000)
*Şimleu Silvaniei ,Romania
*Keuruu ,Finland External links
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