Szeged
Szeged | |
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Szeged Megyei Jogú Város | |
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Nickname: City of Sunshine(Napfény városa) | |
Coordinates:46°15′18″N20°08′42″E/ 46.255°N 20.145°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern Great Plain |
County | Csongrád-Csanád |
District | Szeged |
City status | 1498 |
Government | |
• Mayor | László Botka(Independent) |
•Deputy mayor | List[2]
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• Town Notary | Éva Martonosi |
Area | |
•City with county rights | 280.84 km2(108.43 sq mi) |
• Rank | 11th in Hungary |
Elevation | 76 m (249.34 ft) |
Highest elevation | 76.7 m (251.6 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 75.8 m (248.7 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
•City with county rights | 160,766[1] |
• Rank | 3rd in Hungary |
• Density | 612.28/km2(1,585.8/sq mi) |
•Urban | 239,025 (7th)[3] |
Demonym | szegedi |
Population by ethnicity | |
•Hungarians | 83.9% |
•Romani | 0.9% |
•Germans | 0.9% |
•Serbs | 0.8% |
•Romanians | 0.3% |
•Slovaks | 0.2% |
• Other | 2.1% |
Population by religion | |
•Roman Catholic | 36.4% |
•Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
•Calvinists | 4.8% |
•Lutherans | 1.2% |
•Jews | 0.1% |
• Other | 2.4% |
•Non-religious | 23.4% |
• Unknown | 31.4% |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
Postal code | 6700 to 6729, 6753, 6757, 6771, 6791 |
Area code | (+36) 62 |
Motorways | M5 Motorway M43 Motorway |
NUTS 3 code | HU333 |
Distance from Budapest | 162.8 km (101.2 mi) Northwest |
Airport | Szeged(LHUD) |
MPs | |
Website | www |
Szeged(/ˈsɛɡɛd/SEG-ed,Hungarian:[ˈsɛɡɛd] ;see alsoother alternative names) isthe third largest cityofHungary,the largest city and regional centre of theSouthern Great Plainand thecounty seatofCsongrád-Csanád county.TheUniversity of Szegedis one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.
The Szeged Open Air (Theatre) Festival (first held in 1931) is one of the main attractions, held every summer and celebrated as the Day of the City on 21 May.
Etymology
[edit]It is possible that the nameSzegedis amutatedand truncated form of the final syllables ofPartiscum,the name of a Roman colony founded in the 2nd century, on or near the site of modern Szeged. InLatin languagecontexts,Partiscumhas long been assumed to be synonymous withSzeged.The Latin name is also the basis of the city'sGreeknameΠαρτίσκονPartiskon.
However,Szegedmight instead have originated (or been influenced by) an oldHungarianword for "corner" (szeg), pointing to the turn of the riverTiszathat flows through the city. Others say it derives from the Hungarian wordszigetwhich means "island". Others still contend thatszegmeans "dark blond" (sötétszőkés) – a reference to the color of the water where the riversTiszaandMarosmerge.[5]
Szeged has a variety of names in languages other than Hungarian. These are usually formed by the addition of a suffix-into the Hungarian name:RomanianSeghedin;GermanSzegedinorSegedin;Serbo-CroatianSegedin/Сегедин;ItalianSeghedino;LatvianSegeda;LithuanianSegedas;PolishSegedyn;SlovakandCzechSegedín;TurkishSegedin.
History
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Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times.Ptolemymentions the oldest known name of the city:Partiscum(Ancient Greek:Πάρτισκον[6]).It is possible thatAttila,king of theHunshad his seat somewhere in this area. The name Szeged was first mentioned in 1183, in a document of KingBéla III.
In the second century AD there was aRomantrading postestablished on an island in theTisza,and the foundations of the Szeged castle suggest that the structure may have been built over an even earlier fort. Today only one corner of the castle still remains standing.[7]
During theMongol invasionthe town was destroyed and its inhabitants fled to the nearby swamps, but they soon returned and rebuilt their town. In the 14th century, during the reign ofLouis the Great,Szeged became the most important town of Southern Hungary, and – as theTurkish armiesgot closer to Hungary – the strategic importance of Szeged grew. KingSigismund of Luxembourghad awallbuilt around the town. Szeged was raised tofree royal townstatus in 1498.
Szeged was first pillaged by theOttoman Armyon 28 September 1526, but was occupied only in 1543, and became an administrative centre of the Ottomans (seeOttoman Hungary). The town was asanjakcentre first inBudin Eyaleti(1543–1596), after inEğri Eyaleti.The town was freed from Turkish rule on 23 October 1686, and regained the free royal town status in 1715. In 1719, Szeged received itscoat of arms(still used today) fromCharles III.During the next several years, Szeged grew and prospered.Piaristmonks arrived in Szeged in 1719 and opened a new grammar school in 1721. Szeged also held scientific lectures and theatrical plays. These years brought not only prosperity but also enlightenment. Between 1728 and 1744witch trialswere frequent in the town, with theSzeged witch trialsof 1728–29 perhaps being the largest. The witch trials were instigated by the authorities, who decided on this measure to remove the problem of the public complaints about the drought and its consequences of famine and epidemics by laying the responsibility on people among them, which had fraternized with the Devil. In 1720, the ethnicHungarianpopulation of the town numbered about 13000 to 16000, while the number of theSerbinhabitants was 1300.[8]
The first printing press was established in 1801, and the old town hall and the civil hospital were built at the same time.[9]
Szeged is known as the home ofpaprika,a spice made from dried, powderedcapsicumfruits. Paprika arrived in Hungary in the second half of the 16th century as an ornamental plant. About 100 years later the plant was cultivated as an herb, and paprika as we know it.[10]Szeged is also famous for theirszekelygulyas,agoulashmade withpork,sauerkrautandsour cream.[11]And also famous for theirhalászlé,fish soupmade ofcarpandcatfish.
The citizens of Szeged played an important part in theHungarian Revolution of 1848.Lajos Kossuthdelivered his famous speech here. Szeged was the last seat of the revolutionary government in July 1849. TheHabsburgrulers punished the leaders of the town, but later Szeged began to prosper again; the railway reached it in 1854, and the town got its free royal town status back in 1860. Mark Pick's shop – the predecessor of today's PickSalamiFactory – was opened in 1869.
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Today the inner city of Szeged has wide avenues. This is mainly due to the greatfloodof 1879, which wiped away the whole town (only 265 of the 5723 houses remained and 165 people died). EmperorFranz Josephvisited the town and promised that "Szeged will be more beautiful than it used to be". He kept his promise, and during the next years a new, modern city emerged from the ruins, with palaces and wide streets.
20th century
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After theFirst World WarHungary lost its southern territories toSerbia,as a result Szeged became a city close to theborder,and its importance lessened, but as it took over roles that formerly belonged to the now lost cities, it slowly recovered. Following the Loss ofTransylvaniato Romania, University of Kolozsvár (nowCluj-Napoca), moved to Szeged in 1921 (seeUniversity of Szeged). In 1923 Szeged took over the role ofepiscopalseat from Temesvár (nowTimișoara,Romania). It was briefly occupied by theRomanian armyduringHungarian-Romanian Warin 1919. It also became a center for right-wing forces which would installMiklós Horthyas the country's new leader after the overthrow of theHungarian Soviet Republic.[12]During the 1920s the Jewish population of Szeged grew and reached its zenith.
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Szeged suffered heavily duringWorld War II.6,000 inhabitants of the city were killed, In 1941, there were 4,161 Jews living in Szeged. After, March 19, 1944German occupation,they were confined to aghettotogether with the Jews from surrounding villages. In June, 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. TheNazismurdered the larger part of the 8,500 and some were forced intoforced laborin Strasshof Labor camp, Austria.[13]Szeged was captured bySoviettroops of the2nd Ukrainian Fronton 11 October 1944 in the course of theBattle of Debrecen.During the communist era, Szeged became a centre oflight industryandfood industry.In 1965,oilwas found near the city.[citation needed]
In 1962, Szeged became the county seat ofCsongrád.Whole new districts were built, and many nearby villages (e.g.Tápé,Szőreg,Kiskundorozsma,Szentmihálytelek,Gyálarét) were annexed to the city in 1973 (as was a tendency during theCommunist era).
Today's Szeged is an important university town and a tourist attraction.
TheSzeged Symphony Orchestra(Szegedi Szimfonikus Zenekar) gives regular concerts at the Szegedi Nemzeti Színház.[14]
Geography
[edit]Szeged is situated near the southern border ofHungary,just to the south of the mouth of theMaros River,on both banks of theTisza River,nearly in the centre of theCarpathian Basin.The Hungarian frontier with Serbia is just outside the town.
Climate
[edit]Szeged's climate is transitional betweenhumid subtropical(KöppenCfa) andhumid continental(KöppenDfa), with cold winters, hot summers, and fairly low precipitation. Due to the high hours of sunlight reported annually, Szeged is often calledCity of Sunshine(Napfény városa).[15]On 23 July 2022, a maximum temperature of 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) was registered in Szeged.[16]
Climate data for Szeged, 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 27.3 (1.07) |
30.1 (1.19) |
29.7 (1.17) |
36.6 (1.44) |
60.8 (2.39) |
75.3 (2.96) |
61.6 (2.43) |
43.5 (1.71) |
49.1 (1.93) |
44.6 (1.76) |
37.0 (1.46) |
39.3 (1.55) |
534.9 (21.06) |
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 77.5 |
Averagerelative humidity(%) | 86.9 | 80.2 | 69.9 | 64.9 | 67.0 | 68.4 | 65.9 | 64.6 | 70.0 | 76.5 | 83.3 | 87.9 | 73.8 |
Mean monthlysunshine hours | 59 | 94 | 143 | 173 | 234 | 252 | 278 | 263 | 199 | 153 | 77 | 53 | 1,978 |
Source 1: NOAA[17] | |||||||||||||
Source 2:WMO(sunshine 1981–2010)[18] |
Education
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Szte_tik.jpg/270px-Szte_tik.jpg)
The city of Szeged has 62kindergartens,32 elementary schools and 18 high schools. The two most prominent high schools (Ságvári Endre Gyakorló GimnáziumandRadnóti Miklós Kísérleti Gimnázium) are in the top fifteen in the country.
Szeged is the higher education centre of theSouthern Great Plainand has built quite a reputation for itself. Thousands of students study here, many of whom are foreigners. TheUniversity of Szegedis according to the number of students thesecond largestand the4th oldest universityof Hungary being established in 1581. Ranked as the top university of the country onAcademic Ranking of World Universities – 2005,and in the top 100 in Europe, it offers several programs on different fields of study.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/ELI-ALPS_research_center_under_construction..jpg/350px-ELI-ALPS_research_center_under_construction..jpg)
TheBiological Research Centreof theHungarian Academy of Sciences,which was built with the help ofUNESCOfunds, has also been a considerable source of advanced research. Scientists at this laboratory were first in the world to produceartificial heredity materialin the year 2000. The building has served as a home to many well known conferences and continues to make contributions to the world of science.
TheSzent-Györgyi Albert Agórais a cultural scientific centre of Szeged which gives home to laboratories of the Biological Research Centre and to exhibitions of theJohn von Neumann Computer Societyespecially their IT historical exposition.
In 2018 the new scientific institution, theELIAttosecond Light Pulse Source(ELI-ALPS) opened in Szeged establishing a unique facility which provides light sources within an extremely broad frequency range in the form of ultrashort pulses with high repetition rate which is needed for different kinds of physical experiments especially in the field ofattosecond physics.[19]
It is also one of the main options for medical students who come from all around Europe to study Medicine in their recognized international campus.
Demographics
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1870 | 56,901 | — |
1880 | 59,143 | +3.9% |
1890 | 68,924 | +16.5% |
1900 | 82,803 | +20.1% |
1910 | 96,063 | +16.0% |
1920 | 100,175 | +4.3% |
1930 | 108,448 | +8.3% |
1941 | 110,740 | +2.1% |
1949 | 104,867 | −5.3% |
1960 | 117,515 | +12.1% |
1970 | 145,312 | +23.7% |
1980 | 164,437 | +13.2% |
1990 | 169,930 | +3.3% |
2001 | 168,273 | −1.0% |
2011 | 168,048 | −0.1% |
2022 | 158,022 | −6.0% |
Ethnic groups (2001 census):
- Hungarians– 93.5%
- Romani– 0.7%
- Germans– 0.5%
- Serbs– 0.2%
- Romanians– 0.2%
- Croats– 0.1%
- Slovaks– 0.1%
- No answer (unknown) – 4.7%
Religions (2001 census):
- Roman Catholic– 54.5%
- Calvinist– 6.7%
- Lutheran– 1.6%
- Greek Catholic– 0.6%
- Others (Christian) – 1.3%
- Others (non-Christian) – 0.4%
- Atheist– 21.8%
- No answer (unknown) – 13.1%
Economy
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Epam_szeged.jpg/240px-Epam_szeged.jpg)
Szeged is one of the centres of food industry in Hungary, especially known for itspaprikaand companies likePick Szeged,Sole-Mizo,Bonafarmetc. Other notable companies having their headquarters in Szeged areAMSY International,[20]RRE – Szeged,[21]Optiwella,[22]Generál Printing House,[23]RotaPack,[24]Sanex Pro,[25]Agroplanta,[26]Karotin,[27]Florin,[28]Quadrotex[29]and Szeplast.[30]
Others, likeContiTech,[31]Duna-Dráva Cement,Szatmári Malom[32]and Europe Match,[33]are not based in the city, but have production facilities there.
The Hangár Expo and Conference Centre[34]provides space for international exhibitions and conferences.
Largest employers
[edit]# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | University of Szeged | 5,000 < |
2 | Pick Szeged | 2,000–4,999 |
3 | Sole-Mizo | 1,000–1,999 |
4 | Tisza-Volán | 1,000–1,999 |
5 | EDF-Démász | 500–999 |
6 | Suli-Host | 500–999 |
7 | Szegedi Közlekedési Társaság | 500–999 |
8 | Szegedi Szefo | 500–999 |
9 | Coop | 300–499 |
10 | Engie | 300–499 |
Year | Unemployment rate (%) |
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2000 | 5.17% |
2001 | 4.83% |
2002 | 4.22% |
2003 | 4.32% |
2004 | 4.67% |
2005 | 5.01% |
2006 | 4.89% |
2007 | 4.25% |
2008 | 4.60% |
2009 | 4.91% |
2010 | 6.26% |
2011 | 6.50% |
2012 | 6.42% |
2013 | 6.89% |
2014 | 4.17% |
2015 | 4.42% |
2016 | 4.14% |
Transport
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Szeged-mavig.jpg/220px-Szeged-mavig.jpg)
Szeged is the most important transportation hub in theSouthern Great Plain.Two motorways,M5andM43,lie along the city border. Through theM5 MotorwaySzeged is connected toKecskemét,KiskunfélegyházaandBudapestto the north and toSubotica,Novi SadandBelgradeinSerbiato the south. TheM43 Motorway– which splits from the M5 Motorway near Szeged – connects the city viaMakótoAradandTimișoarainRomania.In addition, there are other roads running from the city to Makó andNagylak(main road 43), toRöszke(main road 5), toKiskunfélegyháza(main road 5), toÁsotthalomandBaja(main road 55) and toHódmezővásárhely,OrosházaandBékéscsaba(main road 47).
The Budapest-Szeged-rail line is an important rail connection, as well as the railway lines 121 (to Makó), 135 (to Hódmezővásárhely), 136 (to Röszke) and 140 (to Kiskunfélegyháza).[37]
Atram-trainsystem was constructed and inaugurated in November 2021, connecting Szeged with the neighbouringHódmezővásárhely,thus creating the second most populousurban agglomerationin the country, after the capital. There was a proposal for its extension, even through the Serbian border, toSubotica.
The city is also a common stop for national and international long-distance buses.
Motorways
[edit]Railways
[edit]- 121 (to Makó)
- 135 (to Hódmezővásárhely)
- 136 (to Röszke)
- 140 (to Kiskunfélegyháza).
Airport
[edit]Szeged Airportis the international airport of Szeged.
Public transport
[edit]As of May 2018 Szeged had 39 local bus lines – 15 in the city centre and 24 in the suburbs. There are also 5tram lines.[38]MÁVoperates regional and intercity trains, as well as international trains toSubotica.
Sport
[edit]Handball
[edit]The most popular sport in the city ishandball.[citation needed]The city has one well-known club the2013–14 EHF Cup-winnerSC Pick Szegedplaying in theNemzeti Bajnokság I.They play at thePick Aréna,opened in 2021.
Association football
[edit]The second most popular sport isfootballin the city. Szeged had several clubs playing in the top level Hungarian league, theNemzeti Bajnokság I.These areSzegedi AK,Szegedi Honvéd SE.The only currently operating club,Szeged 2011play in theNemzeti Bajnokság II.
- Szeged 2011,currently competing in the2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
- Szegedi Egységes Oktatási Labdarúgó SC,currently competing in the2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
- Szegedi VSE,currently competing in theCsongrád county championship
- Szegedi EAC,defunct
- Szegedi AK,defunct
- Szegedi Honvéd SE,defunct
Speedway
[edit]Motorcycle speedwayhas had a long association with the city. The first track was at the SZEAC athletics stadium (also known as the Felső Tisza-parti Stadion or Városi stadion), which was located where the Pick Aréna is today.[39]The venue hosted finals of theHungarian Individual Speedway Championship.
From 1978, the Volán speedway club moved to a new track built on Napos út at Béke telepi. This venue held important events, including qualifying rounds of theSpeedway World Championshipin 1983 and 1984[40][41]and a qualifying round of theSpeedway World Team Cupin 1988 and 1990.[42]The track closed, partly because of noise issues in a residential area, resulting in the speedway moving out of the city, 25 kilometres west, near to Mórahalom (46°10′14″N19°54′49″E/ 46.17056°N 19.91361°E).
Main sights
[edit]Votive Church (1930) | ![]() |
Dömötör Tower(11th century) | The Water Tower of Szent István Square (1904) | ||
Church ofGrey Friars(Gothic,15th century) | ![]() |
Ferenc MóraMuseum (1896) | Reök palace(1907) | ![]() | |
City Hall (1728, 1804, 1883) | ![]() |
Szeged Synagogue | ![]() |
National Theatre of Szeged | ![]() |
Gróf-palace (1913) | ![]() |
The Main Building of theUniversity | ![]() |
Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church(1781) |
Politics
[edit]The current mayor of Szeged isLászló Botka(Association for Szeged).
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections,is made up of 33 members (1 Mayor, 23 Individual constituencies MEPs and 9 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[43]
Party | Seats | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||
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Association for Szeged[a] | 19 | M | |||||||||||||||||||
Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Hungarian City Association (FVSZME) | 1 |
List of mayors
[edit]List of City Mayors from 1990:[44]
Member | Party | Term of office | |
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Pál Lippai | Fidesz-SZDSZ | 1990–1994 | |
István Szalay | MSZP | 1994–1998 | |
László Bartha | Fidesz-FKgP-MDF | 1998–2002 | |
László Botka | MSZP(2002–2019) | 2002– | |
Independent(2019-)[a] |
Media
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The city offers a wide range of media – television and radio stations, and print and online newspapers.
TV stations
[edit]- Szeged TV
- Tarjáni Kábeltévé Stúdió
- TiszapART TV
- Telin Televízió
Radio stations
[edit]- "Rádió 88" FM 95,4 MHz
- All in Party Radio
- Rádió Mi, 89,9 MHz
- Lánchíd Rádió, FM 100,2 MHz
- MR1 Kossuth Rádió, FM 90,3 MHz
- MR2 Petőfi Rádió, 104,6 MHz
- MR3 Bartók Rádió, 105,7 MHz
- Dankó Rádió, 93,1 MHz
- Rádió1,87,9 MHz
Daily newspapers and news portals
[edit]- Délmagyarország (delmagyar
.hu) - szeged
.hu - szegeder
.hu - szegedma
.hu - szeged365
.hu - szegedify
Notable people
[edit]Born in Szeged
[edit]- Adrián Annus(1975), hammer thrower
- Gábor Agárdy(1922–2006), actor
- Béla Balázs(1884–1949), writer, poet, film critic
- Zsolt Becsey(1964), politician
- Joseph Csaky(1888–1971) sculptor
- Krisztián Cser(1977) opera singer, physicist
- Attila Czene(1974), Olympic champion medley swimmer
- János Csonka(1852–1939), engineer, co-inventor of the carburetor
- Mihály Erdélyi(1895–1979), operetta composer
- Sophie Evans(1976), adult movie star
- Ivan Fellegi(1935),Chief Statistician of Canada
- Rajmund Fodor(1976), Olympic champion water polo player
- Jenő Huszka(1875–1960), composer
- Éva Janikovszky(1926–2003), writer
- Ferenc Joachim(1882–1964), painter
- Gyula Juhász(1883–1937), poet
- Esther Jungreis,Orthodox Jewish outreach speaker
- Judith Karasz(1912–1977), photographer and Bauhaus graduate
- Györgyi Lang(1957–2023) actress and singer, member of the Hungarian music duo Pa-Dö-Dő.
- Moses Max Löw[de](1857–?), architect
- Géza Maróczy(1870–1951), chess grand master
- Anita Márton(1989), shot putter
- Tamás Molnár(1975), Olympic champion water polo player
- Nickolas Muray(born Miklós Mandl; 1892–1965), Hungarian-born American photographer and Olympic fencer
- Róbert Nagy(1967), speedway rider
- László Paskai(1927–2015), Archbishop ofEsztergom
- Szilvia Peter Szabo(1982), singer
- Willy Pogany(1882–1955), illustrator
- György Sebők(1922–1999), pianist
- Julius Stahel(1825–1912),American Civil Wargeneral and diplomat
- Hanna Tetteh(1967), Foreign minister of the Republic of Ghana
- Péter Ágnes[hu](1983), singer
- Attila Vajda(1983), Olympic champion canoer
- Vilmos Zsigmond(1930), cinematographer
Lived in Szeged
[edit]- Mihály Babitspoet, writer
- Lipót Fejérmathematician
- Ferenc Fricsayconductor
- Alfréd Haarmathematician
- Attila Józsefpoet
- László Kalmármathematician
- Katalin KarikóNobel prize winner biochemist
- Dezső Kosztolányipoet, novelist
- Peter Lekochess grandmaster
- Immanuel Löwrabbi, Judaic scholar, politician
- Leopold Löwrabbi, historian and Judaic scholar
- Kálmán Mikszáthwriter
- Ferenc Mórawriter, archaeologist
- Miklós Radnótipoet
- Frigyes Rieszmathematician
- Albert Szent-GyörgyiNobel prize winner chemist and biologist
- Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagymathematician
- Philip Wodianercommunal worker
- Adele Zay(1848–1928), teacher and feminist
International relations
[edit]Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Cambridge,United Kingdom (1987)
Darmstadt,Germany (1990)
Kotor,Montenegro (2001)
Larnaca,Cyprus (1994)
Liège,Belgium (2001)
Łódź,Poland (2004)
Nice,France (1969)
Odesa,Ukraine (1957)
Parma,Italy (1988)
Pula,Croatia (2003)
Rakhiv,Ukraine (1939, renewed 1997)
Subotica,Serbia (1966, renewed 2004)
Târgu Mureș,Romania (1997)
Timișoara,Romania (1998)
Toledo,United States (1990)
Turku,Finland (1971)
Weinan,China (1999)
Partner cities
[edit]Novi Sad,Serbia (2001)
Gallery
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Klauzál Square
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Postal Palace
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Franciscan monastery and church
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Votive Church at night
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Relief of KingMatthias Corvinus of Hungary
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Statue of KingBéla IV of Hungary
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Unger–Mayer House (1911)
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Statue ofKuno von Klebelsberg
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Art Nouveauarchitecture
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The Great Flood (1879) Statue
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Rector's Building,University of Szeged
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Institute of Informatics & IT Department, University of Szeged
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Faculty of Sciences (the chemistry building), University of Szeged
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View from the Votive Church Dome
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Aerial photography
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Belvárosi bridge on the Tisza river
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Capsicum fruits in Szeged
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Anna Thermal-Bath
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Szeged bridge onTisza
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Fekete-house
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^KSH, 2019
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- ^Klaudios Ptolemaios. Handbuch der Geographie. Griechisch-Deutsch. Herausgegeben von Alfred Stückelberger und Gerd Graßhoff. Schwabe Verlag Basel. 2006, p. 310-311
- ^Szeged by Dr. Trogmayer Ottó
- ^Ádám Fejér, Magyarok és szlávok. (Konferencia, Szeged, 1991. május 30-31). Szerk. Fejér Ádám, H. Tóth Imre stb. (Kiad. a JATE Szláv Filológiai Tansz.), József Attila Tudományegyetem, 1993, p. 262,ISBN9789634819929
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- ^"I. A Varos Sprotja".Sulinet.Retrieved14 February2024.
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External links
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- Official site with webcam(in Hungarian and English)