Sarkad, Hungary
# Sarkad, Hungary

Sarkad is a town in Békés County, Hungary.

## Location

* on the right bank of Fekete-Körös river
* 14 km north of Gyula

## Twin towns – sister cities

Sarkad is twinned with:

* Baraolt, Romania
* Niestetal, Germany
* Salonta, Romania
* Snagov, Romania

## Notable people

* Sándor Képíró, gendarmerie captain
* Loránd Kesztyűs, physician, immunologist, and pathophysiologist
* Sándor Kónya, opera singer
