Gyula, Hungary
Gyula | |
|---|---|
Gyula Castle | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 21°17′E / 46.650°N 21.283°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Gyula |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.8 km2 (98.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 30,004 |
| Demonym | gyulai |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 83.4% |
| • Romanians | 3.1% |
| • Germans | 3.1% |
| • Gypsies | 0.3% |
| • Slovaks | 0.3% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 18.4% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
| • Calvinists | 17.9% |
| • Lutherans | 1.6% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| • Non-religious | 28.2% |
| • Unknown | 29.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5700, 5711 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | gyula |
Gyula (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒ] ⓘ; German: Jula; Romanian: Jula or Giula) is a town in Békés County, Hungary. The town is best known for its medieval castle and a thermal bath. Ferenc Erkel, the composer of the Hungarian national anthem, and Albrecht Dürer the Elder, the father of Albrecht Dürer, were also born in Gyula.