Natural conservation area

Its location: In the outskirts of Gyoma, on the small peninsula around the Hantoskerti backwater.

The Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae), also known as the Spanish Chestnut, Portuguese Chestnut or European chestnut, is a species of chestnut originally native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.

Growth

It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree attaining a height of 20-35 m with a trunk often 2 m in diameter. The oblong-lanceolate, boldly toothed leaves are 16-28 cm long and 5-9 cm broad.

Gyomaendrőd lies on the left (south) bank of the Hármas- (Triple-) Körös River. This stretch of the river is the most beautiful waterside landscape of the region. It’s about 100 meters wide and the water is 6 meters deep on the average. It is a region rich in fish and wild animals. The Békés County stretch of the Hármas-Körös floodplain area, which covers more than 2,000 hectares is part of the Körös-Maros National Park.

Gyomaendrőd is surrounded by countless backwaters (oxbow lakes, billabongs) as the heritage of the 19th century river regulations. All the 16 billabongs display their own colorful characteristic having different functions.

Tájvédelmi körzet

The linden trees were planted by Izidor Kner printery founder to the memory of the fallen heroes of the First World War.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Emeric (Szent Imre) in Endrőd was built in 1804 in Late Baroque style. Its patron saint is Prince Saint Emeric who also figured on Endrőd’s old coat of arms. The vintage church pews are registered monuments and are especially valuable. Its first foundation stones were laid on 6th November 1798 as the old church in the Templom-zug was too close to the Körös River (only 8 paces away) thus it was in constant danger of flooding. The new church was placed southwards from the old one and farther from the river.