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2 unusual facts about Kecskemet


Economy of Bács-Kiskun

The Kecskemét faculty of the Horticultural University researches into the biological, chemical, technical, and economic aspects of food production and preservation.

Jaša Tomić

He attended elementary school in Vršac, then gymnasium in Timişoara and Kecskemét.


Alexey Suetin

As an active tournament player in the 1960s and 1970s, he achieved many fine results, including sharing or winning outright first place at Sarajevo 1965, Copenhagen 1965, Titovo Uzice 1966, Hastings 1967/68, Havana 1969, Albena 1970, Kecskemet 1972, Brno 1975 (the inaugural Czech Open Championship – the title of Champion going to Vlastimil Hort on tie-break), Lublin 1976, and Dubna 1979.

Anastasia Razvalyaeva

She played solo and chamber music concerts at various festivals such as the Kodály Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary (2010), International Harp Festival in Belgrade, Serbia (2010), International Harp Festival in Gödöllő, Hungary (2010 – 2011), Budapest Spring Festival, Hungary (2011), International Chamber Music Festival, in Kaposvár, Hungary (2011).

Béni Kállay

They played a prominent part in Hungarian history as early as the reign of Coloman of Hungary (1070-1116); and from King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490) they received their estates at Mezőtúr, near Kecskemét, granted to Michael Kállay for his heroic defence of Jajce in Bosnia.

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Hungary

László Bíró, Military Ordinary (2008 - ; 1994 - 2008 Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét)

Detlev Eisinger

He put in appearances at Menton, Paris, Montpellier, at the Kissinger Sommer (summer festival in Bad Kissingen/Germany), the Richard Strauss Festival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Kodály Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary.

European route E66

Hungary requested in October 2011 that E66 should be extended from Székesfehérvár via Dunaújváros - Kecskemét to Szolnok.

Iványi

Béla Iványi-Grünwald (1867–1940), Hungarian painter, member of the Nagybánya artists' colony, founder of the Kecskemét artists' colony

Leonid Stein

Further international tournament victories were scored at East Berlin 1962, Sarajevo 1967, Hastings 1967–68, Kecskemét 1968, Tallinn 1969, Pärnu 1971, and Las Palmas 1973.


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