Bekes County (Hungary)

Békés megye

Last modified: 2004-12-30 by dov gutterman
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by Mello Luchtenberg, 2 August 2002

• The Flag
• Flag in Use
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Hungary
• Clickable Map of Hungary
• Hungary - Subdivisions

Municipalities (75 settlements, including 16 towns and 1 city):

City (not part of the county):

• Békéscsaba

Towns:

• Battonya (Since 1989)
• Békés (Since 1973)
• Dévaványa (Since 2000)
• Elek (Since 1996)
• Füzesgyarmat (since 2000)
• Gyomaendrőd (Since 1989)
• Gyula
• Mezoberény (Since 1989)
• Mezohegyes (Since 1989)
• Mezokovácsháza (Since 1986)
• Orosháza (Since 1946)
• Sarkad (Since 1989)
• Szarvas (Since 1966)
• Szeghalom (Since 1984)
• Tótkomlós  (Since 1993)
• Vésztő (since 2001)

Other Municipalities in FOTW:

• Kétegyháza

The Flag

At <www.kovim.hu> you can see the flag of the Hungarian county Békés.
Mello Luchtenberg, 2 August 2002

I wonder if the lights and the camera angle made the flag looks pale and the real colour is darker (purple).
Dov Gutterman, 5 August 2002

The CoA and its original colours on the official page of the county at <www.bekesmegye.hu>.
István Molnár, 5 August 2002

Flag in Use

(3:1)
by István Molnár, 27 August 2001

Flying flag at the Conquest Statue, Opusztaszer NHP. Ratio: 3:1. The width of the Coat of Arms is the 1/3 of the width of the flag. The Coat of Arms is on the 1/3 of the flag's height. The inscription is gold.
István Molnár, 27 August 2001

Coat of Arms

from <www.szikszi.hu>, located by István Molnár, 22 March 2001

1876 Coat of Arms

I located this Coat of Arms from 1876 of Békés County in the Kingdom of Hungary at: <www.fortunecity.com/victorian/wooton/34/hungary/bekes.gif>.
Jarig Bakker, 23 May 2000