About Gyomaendrőd ...

Gyomaendrőd came into being on 1st January 1982, when Gyoma and Endrőd were united. Based on the common past, the proximity, the cousinship and economic relationship, the two settlements enter the third millennium with hope and reality of the faith in common future.
The settlement, which on 1st March 1989 was given town rank, is a dominant economic, administrative and cultural centre of eastern Békés County. The sole proprietors and corporations in the agricultural sector, operating in the rural land of more than 30000 hectares, provide the living to the majority of the inhabitants. In the field of industry, the shoe manufacturing and printing are dominant, but there are several enterprises in the area of wood and food industry. The developing and updating trade and service offer – in some areas – services of European standard to the local community and through passengers.
The main employer of the town is the local authority, which offers jobs for the local white-collars in the field of child welfare, education, social services, health care, sport and culture, and up-to-date services to/for the inhabitants of the town and the area. The main road 46 and the Budapest-Lökösháza railway line run across the city of 17 thousand inhabitants. The high-class transport facility, the opportunities and conditions offered to the investors, the hospitality, the diverse palette of leisure activities and entertainment could attract both the economic society and the visitors spending their free time here.

Location, climate, environment:

Gyomaendrőd is a small town, located in the southern-eastern area of Hungary, the northern part of Békés County, on the left side of the river called Hármas-Körös. In the 1710’s, the re-settling of the town started in the height of 10 hectares on the riverside. Some 80% of the residential area is 85 m above the sea-level. The surrounding left-side area partly belongs to the tableland of Aeolian soil called Békés-Csanádi and is 85 m above the sea-level. The position of the right-side area is much lower, with its 84 m it forms part of the deep flood-area lying by the rivers Körös. The average yearly precipitation is about 500 mm, but on the northern areas it could be 300 mm. This area belongs to the region of the most extreme climate.

Landscape, waters:

The town is situated in Békés County, in the neighbourhood of Nagykunság and Sárrét. Several routes run across the settlement, of which we have to emphasize the importance of the river Hármas-Körös, which basically determines the face of the landscape.

Population:

In the beginning of 2002, 15656 inhabitants lived here; the great majority of them are Hungarians. Both the gipsy minority – since 1995 – and the German minority – since 1998 – have their own local authority.

Values:

Gyomaendrőd is a calm, peaceful town on the Great-Plain, in the south-eastern part of Hungary. Thanks to the unique natural and cultural values, more and more tourists visit the town during the summer. Gyoma of Reformed religion and the Catholic Endrőd united under the name Gyomaendrőd, and it became a town in 1989. Gyomaendrőd is located in the riverside of Hármas-Körös, known as the cleanest river of Hungary, and it is not only the paradise of the fishermen and lovers of water sports, but – thanks to its famous medicinal water – also the destination of the guests seeking cure. The town, being 160 km far from Budapest, could be approached on main road 46 from Mezőtúr and Mezőberény, on main road 44 from Szarvas and Kondoros, and on main road 4 from Kisújszállás – Dévaványa.
Such intact scene of special mood, dead channels full of fish, floodplains with flora and fauna of national and international importance are rare not only in Hungary, but in Europe. The regulations of the river during the Hungarian reform-age and nature-shaping activities of the rivers Körös created this scenery, which is the County’s and Gyomaendrőd’s most beautiful natural value. The easy stream’s water level is some 100 m wide and the average depth of the river is 6 m. The Hármas-Körös is one of Hungary’s rivers with the cleanest waters. The river’s floodplain of more than 2000 hectares is nature reservation, which can be visited free. The backwaters, dotted with picturesque banks and willow-beds, allure visitors to swim, fish and do water sports. The romantic forests in the floodplain, parklands, and riverbanks offer actual relaxation for the tourists, who love the nature. Gyomaendrőd not only glory in having natural beauties, but in having unique cultural values. The Kner Printing Museum is in Gyomaendrőd, which is the sole industrial collection of the country. In the Motorcycle Museum, established and owned by Elek Soczó, a collection of about 180 restored motorcycles are on show. In the art gallery, art lovers can see the works of local artists. In the building of House of Regional Traditions visitors can get acquainted with the contemporary furniture of peasants and other artefacts.

In the neighbourhood of the park called Erzsébet is the town’s thermal bath. Liget Bath, restored in 2003, has hot water of 62 degrees of Celsius, and it was declared to be medicinal water by the Ministry of Health. Its medicinal water can cure several diseases, for example, chronic rheumatic and gouty diseases, sciatica, myalgia and neuralgia. Services of the Bath: balneotherapic and phisiotherapic treatments, sauna, solarium, massage. Pools with overflow channels, spa, indoor swimming pool, holiday camp and pensions are available for the visitors.
Not only the natural beauties and the sights attract tourists and exhibitors to Gyomaendrőd, but the gastronomic events: Cheese and Cottage cheese Festival, Chowder Cooking Competition and Lamb Stew Cooking Competition. The regular meetings of the country’s BNV motorists and the flames of Volkswagen Beetles are old in the summer. In the border of the town, motocross races are hold and the lovers of water sports compete on the river Korus. In July, national and foreign artists, graphic artists and sculptor meet in the Art Camp of Gyomaendrőd.

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