Bekescsaba, Hungary Tourism

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landowner Baron Harruckern arranged for Slovaks from Upper Hungary to settle here, as a result of which Békéscsaba is still the focal point of the Slovak minority living in Hungary. In addition to Slovaks, Germans came here from the Rhineland and Romania. This region is also known as "Stormy Corner", because at the turn of the century the rural population resorted to large-scale strikes and demonstrations in support of their struggle for rights.

Békéscsaba has begun to prosper again after the change from Socialist regime. The town has several museums, a theatre, and a notable Baroque church.