Békéssámson

"The Hungarian plain weeps, trampled by Russian boots," reads a leaflet from the 1950s originating from Békéssámson. Located about 60 kilometres from Békéscsaba, this village has played an important role throughout history. During the reign of King Sigismund, it belonged to the important Hunyadi family and later passed to the Jaksics family of Nagylak. After the Turkish destruction, Count Sándor Károlyi acquired it in the 18th century, and by the 20th century it was owned by the Zselénszky family. In the 1950s, a group of about twenty people operated here under the name of the Hungarian Resistance Movement, distributing leaflets across the country, much like the one mentioned earlier. The village’s fascinating history is still evident today, with attractions such as the 19th-century Reformed Church, the World War I monument inaugurated by Archduke Joseph Francis, the 19th-century granary, and the two-arched "Turkish Bridge."