Dévaványa

Dévaványa
Town
The northern side of the main street in Dévaványa
The northern side of the main street in Dévaványa
Flag of Dévaványa
Flag
Coat of arms of Dévaványa
Coat of arms
Dévaványa is located in Hungary
Dévaványa
Dévaványa
Coordinates: 47°01′48″N 20°57′32″E / 47.030°N 20.959°E / 47.030; 20.959
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictGyomaendrőd
Government
[1]
 • MayorValánszki Miklós Róbert (Ind.)
Area
[2]
 • Total
216.65 km2 (83.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[3]
 • Total
6,793
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5510
Area code(+36) 66
Websitewww.devavanya.hu

Dévaványa is a town in northern Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 216.65 km²[2] and has a population of 6,793 people (2024).[3]

History

The town first appeared in writing in the 1330s, first under the name "Jana" and then under the name "Vana". In 1523, Louis II of Hungary elevated the town's status to that of a market town. In 1523, the town can first be spotted on maps of Hungary under the name "Wama". In 1693, an army of Tatars decimated the town, causing the majority of its inhabitants to flee to the town of Tiszabábolna in Borsod County.

Twin towns – sister cities

Dévaványa is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Település adatlap". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Census 2022". Census 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Testvérvárosaink". keresztur.ro (in Hungarian).
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