Vésztő

Vésztő is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain Region of south-east Hungary.

Geography
It covers an area of 125.76 km² and has a population of 7623 people (2001). The town is situated in the Tisza plain.

History
North of the modern town there is the archaeological site of a neolithic tell. At its top the medieval Csolt monastery is located.