Kunágota
Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. On St David's Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary's "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sang traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David's Mystery.
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Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. On St David's Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary's "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sang traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David's Mystery.
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The piece was written by French Hungarian composer George Gondard. The town had grown very fond of Wales ever since Elizabeth, a Kunágota-born classical singer, returned to her roots from Cardiff and introduced Welsh hymns to the community a few years ago In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust
• Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Hungary • Image Shield — HUN Kunágota COA.jpg • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Official Name — Kunágota • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Békés • Area Total Km2 — 63.99 • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Total — 2650 • Population Density Km2 — 41.4 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 5746 • Area Code — 68 • Illustration — Location of Békés County in Hungary Kunágota is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. On St David's Day 1 March 2021 a heartfelt gesture was inspired by the people of Kunágota, branded Hungary's "Welshest" village, to honour the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh people by illuminating a nearby Castle with the national flag of Wales, which has a striking Dragon. To show respect they sang traditional Welsh hymns such as ‘Cwm Rhondda’, and composed a new piece of music called St David's Mystery. The piece was written by French Hungarian composer George Gondard. The town had grown very fond of Wales ever since Elizabeth, a Kunágota-born classical singer, returned to her roots from Cardiff and introduced Welsh hymns to the community a few years ago In the 19th century, a small Jewish community lived in the village, many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust
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It covers an area of 63.99 km 2 and has a population of 2650 people (2015).
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