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Békés

Eastern Europe

Bekes is a town in Bekes County, Hungary. It lies about 10 kilometers north of Bekescsaba and 190 kilometers east of Budapest.

Facts
Population
17,282 1
Founding Year
1711 2
Founding Year
1711 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Wikidata: Bekes
Wikidata Q740810, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Békés
Wikipedia (Hungarian)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Otthonaikba csak 1711-ben a szatmári békét követően költözhettek vissza, innentől számítjuk a mai város alapítását.
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3. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Békés coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevation
Quote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 90.0 ]
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 21.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 21.25
46.75 21.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Békés - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 722439, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 722439, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
46.76667 21.13333 P PPLA2 HU 03 21198 83 Europe/Budapest
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Bekes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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