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 sung 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,[2] many of whose members were murdered in the Holocaust[3]
Geography
It covers an area of 63.99 km2 and has a population of 2650 people (2015).[1]
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46°26′N 21°03′E / 46.433°N 21.050°E / 46.433; 21.050
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