Orthodox and 507 (1.6%) Lutheran in Gyula. 8,304 people (26.7%) were irreligious and 453 (1.5%) Atheist, while 9,012 people (29.0%) did not declare their religion. Tourist attractions Gyula Castle (Gyulai vár) Thermal bath (Gyulai gyógyfürdő) 100-year-old confectionery (100 éves cukrászda) Town hall, 1861 (Városháza) Birth house of Ferenc Erkel (Erkel Ferenc szülőháza) Saint Michael Cathedral, 1825 (Szent Miklós katedrális) Roman Catholic church, 1775-1777 (Római katolikus templom) Roman Catholic chapel, 1738–1752, (Római katolikus kápolna) Politics The current mayor of Gyula is Dr. Ernő István Görgényi of the Fidesz-KDNP party. The local Municipal Assembly has 14+1 members divided into this political parties and alliances: Notable people Born in Gyula Béla Bánáthy (1919–2003), social scientist and professor Zoltán Bay (1900–1992), physicist (born in Gyulavári, now part of Gyula) Imre Bródy (1891–1944), physicist Albrecht Dürer the Elder (1427–1502), the father of Albrecht Dürer Ferenc Erkel (1810–1893), composer Imre König (1901–1992), chess player László Krasznahorkai (born 1954), novelist and screenwriter Mihály Mező (born 1978), singer and musician George Pomutz (1818–1882), Romanian-American diplomat and general Lived in Gyula (1974–2013), Hungarian bodybuilding champion Béla Bartók (1881–1945), Hungarian composer Burials in Gyula John Corvin (1473–1504), King of Bosnia, illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus Beatrice de Frangepan (1480–1510), wife of John Corvin Twin Towns - Sister Cities Gyula is twinned with: Arad, Romania (1994) Bălți, Moldova Budrio, Italy (1965) Ditzingen, Germany (1991) Droitwich, United Kingdom (2001) Krumpendorf, Austria (1995) Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania (1993) Schenkenfelden, Austria (1997) Zalău, Romania (1991) References External links in Hungarian Populated places in Békés County Hungary–Romania border crossings Thermal baths in Hungary Romanian communities in Hungary