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Village in Békés, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Méhkerék (Romanian: Micherechi) is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
The village was first mentioned in written sources in 1359. The origin of the village's name may be drawn from the original occupation of its inhabitants (méh means "bee" in Hungarian). The population fled the area after the Ottoman conquest.[citation needed] Romanians settled in the area during the 18th century, with the first Romanian Orthodox church being built in 1770.[citation needed] The first primary school was opened in 1815.
Méhkerék covers an area of 25.86 km2 (9.98 sq mi) and has a population of 2,085 people (2015).[1] Most of the residents, being Romanians, speak Romanian as their mother tongue.[citation needed]
The association football club, Méhkeréki SE, is based in the town.[2]
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