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by István Molnár, 12 March 2001
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Forráskút is a village in Csongrád County in Hungary near
to City of Szeged (22 km northwest). The village has got 2.271
inhabitants (1990 census), all of them are Hungarians.
Neighbouring settlements are: Balástya, Csólyospálos, Üllés,
Bordány, Zsombó and Szatymaz villages.
The territory of the settlement was part of Dorozsma (later
Kiskundorozsma, now part of Szeged City) town. Dorozsma was in
the Jász-Kun Free Territory (Jazygen-Cumania) till 1872.
1872-1950 part of Csongrád County. In 1900 Forráskút became a
farmland center of Dorozsma. On 1st January 1950 Forráskút
became an independent village. 1977-1989 it was united with
Üllés village.
The flag and the CoA were adopted on 23th November 1994 by the
Resolution No.3 20/1994.(XI.23) at http://www.morahalom.hu/homokhat/fkre2094.htm.
The flag is red and blue with the yellow triangle from left in
the centre the is a CoA of the settlement
Description of the CoA of the village: Standing shield with
pointed bottom. In blue field there are two arms crossing each
other. The right red arm in a rolled up white shirt-sleeve
catches the throat of a green snake keeping a gold orb in its
mouth. This symbol relates to the Dorozsmai Clan ruled this
territory before the Mongol Invasion (1241-42). The arm relates
to the Cumanians resettled this territory. In the left red arm in
a rolled up white shirt-sleeve there is a silver sword relates to
the new settlers from the Military Borderlands after the Turkish
wars. The silver wavy line relates to the Sija brook, the brook
of this territory. In the middle of the bottom of the shield
there is a silver water runing over a red amphora relates to the
name of a village: Forráskút mens spring-head. Both of the left
and right side of the amphora there are one gold bell relate to
the Roman Catholic settleres and the historical church falled
into ruin at the time of the Mongol Invasion "but its bell
could be hear on the nights of the excellent days". The
helmet on the shield relates to the heroes of the territory.
Information is from http://www.morahalom.hu/homokhat/fk.htm.
It sems the description of the CoA and the picture of the CoA is
not exatly equal.
István Molnár, 12 March 2001
by István Molnár, 12 March 2001
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from http://www.csongrad-megye.hu/teir/telepul/forrasku.htm
, located by István Molnár
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