Gávavencsellő
Gávavencsellő | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.83 km2 (25.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,938 |
| • Density | 58.93/km2 (152.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4472 |
| Area code | 42 |
Gávavencsellő is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The village was established in 1971 by merging the former separate villages of Gáva and Vencsellő.
Geography[edit]
It covers an area of 66.83 km2 (26 sq mi) and has a population of 3938 people (2001).
History[edit]
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In 1898 Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Friedlander became the village chief rabbi; until he got promoted as the chief rabbi of Liska, When his father Rabbi Chaim Friedlander died in 1906. Rav Tzvi Hirsh established a yeshiva, where about 40-60 students learned.
Rabbi Chaim said about his son becoming chief rabbi of Gava: "He is rav of Gava (=the city), but gava he does not possess".
Notable residents[edit]
- András Kozák, film actor
- László Karakó, politician
- Theodore S. Weiss, politician
- László Vágner, footballer
48°10′N 21°36′E / 48.167°N 21.600°E
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