Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. Notable people Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer János Bácskai 1954. november 27, actor János Berkes (born 1946 May 24) opera singer (tenor) István Bugyi (1898-1981) surgeon - The local hospital named after him Dóra Dúró (born 1987), politician Jozsef Gera (born 1937) aircraft engineer, former chief of the Dynamics and Controls Branch at NASA László Gyimesi (born 1948), pianist Mihály Horváth (1809–1878), Roman Catholic bishop Tamás Kecskés (born 1986), footballer Zsolt Koncz (born 1977), footballer László Márkus (1881-1948), drama author, director, member of the Hungarian Opera András Mészáros (born 1941), former cyclist Ibolya Nagy (1864–1946), actress Lajos Őze (1935–1984), actor László Papp (1905–1989), wrestler István Szelei (born 1960), fencer Lajos Szilassi (born 1942), mathematician Konrád Verebélyi (born 1995), footballer Zséda (born 1974), singer László Terney (1947-1998) architect László Ujréti (born 1942) actor, voice actor Péter Szalay (born 1962), quantum chemist, theoretical chemist Twin towns – sister cities Szentes is twinned with: Bačka Topola, Serbia Buñol, Spain Dumbrăvița, Romania Hof Ashkelon, Israel Kaarina, Finland Markgröningen, Germany Sankt Augustin, Germany Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Skierniewice, Poland Svätuše, Slovakia Gallery References External links in Hungarian, English, German and Serb Városi Visszhang - Szentes Local Radio Station - Radio 451 Populated places in Csongrád-Csanád County