Mezőhegyes is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. It is home to the Hungarian State Stud (Hungarian: Mezőhegyesi Állami Ménes), founded in 1784 and famous for its Nonius, Furioso-North Star and Gidran breeds of horse.
Sights
- Church of St. George (Roman Catholic). Dedicated: 1846 . on July 12.
- Roman Catholic parsonage. Built in 1865
- Reformed Church . Dedicated: 1909 . on September 1.
- Evangelical church. Consecrated in 1949 . on September 23
- Water tower and pump house (built in 1888 )
- Hospital (built in 1847 )
- Central granary (built around 1805 )
- Bakery-baker (built in 1786 )
- Dry mill (built 1786 )
- Horse inn
- Board building
- Double officer residences
- Triumphal arches
- Southern (now Hotel Nóniusz ) and northern barracks (built in 1785 )
- Covered riding stables (built 1809 )
- Central barn
- Railway Restaurant (shop today)
- Oatmeal Towers (built in 1825 )
- Putty flats
- Belfries
- Gluzek Gyula Elevator granary
- Granaries
- Hop dryer
- Post Office Station and Inn (now a vocational high school) (built 1789 )
- Unmarried Officer’s House (Kan -tár) (today City Hall. Built in 1894 )
- Barn
- Architect’s villa
- Hotel Central (built 1885 )
- Mészárszék administration villa (today a high school teacher and office)
- Railway station (built 1883 )
Economy
- horse breeding Mezőhegyes State Stud
- agriculture Nemzeti Ménesbirtok és Tangazdaság Zrt.
- cattle breeding Génbank-Semex Magyarország Kft .
