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Traditions

Airplane traditions Vineyard traditions

Lajos Ős produced the first operational model of the he- The rich gastronomic off erings of Békéscsaba do not only
licopter in 1909. Only a few years aft er the historic flight include Csaba sausages, Slovakian dishes, and good pálinka

of the Wright Brothers, András Kvasz participated in the (the traditional spirit). The Csabagyöngye grape variety
production of the fi rst Hungarian aircraft (Kvasz and Zsé- started its journey to world fame from Békéscsaba. Adolf

lyi, 1908). István Nattán introduced gliding flight in Békés Stark was not only an expert in the improvement of grape

County. varieties, but also in business matters. He sold his improved

grape varieties from a catalogue from Canada to Siberia.
Printing traditions Stark won the Zsolnay vase, donated by Vilmos Zsolnay as
The fi rst printing house of Békéscsaba, owned by János the special prize at the Paris World Exhibition, which now

Dobay, started to operate on 21st September 1873 in Bé- decorates the mayor’s offi ce.
késcsaba. Our town’s most important printers were the
members of the Tevan family. In 1903, Adolf Tevan took White Horehound candy
over the Lepagne bookstore and the Tevan printing and Th ese lozenges became popular at the beginning of the
publishing company was started, which, during its forty-six twentieth century. Béla Réthy, a pharmacist in Békéscsaba,
years of operation, and while Andor Tevan was working, and one of the iconic specialists of the country, created the

played a prominent role in renewing Hungarian book cul- White Horehound candy. It was made from five kinds of
ture. herbs and soon gained a national reputation.

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