Röszke
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Röszke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The nearest town is Szeged Script error: No such module "convert"..
Sándor Rózsa, the legendary Hungarian bandit was born here in 1813.[1]
History
The village was first mentioned in writing in 1439 under the name "Rezke", and was documented as belonging to Szeged.[2]
In the first half of the 19th century the village was composed of a collection small-scale tobacco farms. This loose collection of homesteads later began to cultivate paprika as well, which continues to this day.[3]
Until 1950 Röszke was not considered an independent municipality, but was instead a part of Szeged.[3] The village's population peaked in 1930 with a total of 4364 residents.
Geography
It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and has a population of 3091 people (2013).[4]
Border crossing
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Notable residents
- Sándor Rózsa (1813–1878), Hungarian betyár ('outlaw')
- Kéri László, Hungarian political analyst and sociologist
Gallery
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Central square of Röszke
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Cultural Centre
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Roman Catholic Church
References
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