Szeged is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.
The famous Open Air Festival of Szeged (first held in 1931) is one of the main attraction in July-August each year; furthermore, in late spring the Day of the City is celebrated on May 21.
The Fekete ház (translates as "Black House") was named after its original dark brown colour. The name was used by the citizens of Szeged and this has made the building known as such throughout the country. It is one of the three hundred buildings that survived the destruction of the Great Flood in 1879.
The Water Tower of Szeged was constrcuted in art nouveau style in 1903-1904 by the plans of Szilárd Zielinski. The decorations are due to Flóris Korb. The Tower is open to the public. In addition to enjoying the beauty of the building, visitors can take a look at the exhibition with paintings, drawings, photos and photo-drawings introducing soda...
The zoo with the largest land area in Hungary has been receiving visitors since 1989. Although it is located a mere 2.5 km from the city centre of Szeged, it lies in a natural environment. The oak forest and Lake Sancer promise a pleasant and calming experience by themselves. However, the animal collection offers exciting encounters, as visitors...
When the University of Kolozsvár moved to Szeged in 1922, the city donated a land of 20 kh to it to establish a botanical garden. The first plants were introduced by the founding director, István Győrffy. The botanic garden is still owned by the university, as a collection serving education and research, open to the public, as well. The garden...
The white-walled eclectic style building in Tisza Lajos Boulevard, reflecting Oriental effects, designed by Antal Steinhardt and Adolf Lang, was built in 1896. Originally it functioned as a city public bath. It took its name from the nearby artesian well drilled in 1927 and its water. The medicinal water was first bottled by Dezső Patzauer. The...
The theatre opened in 1883 is one of the most beautiful eclectic neo-baroque buildings of the town rebuilt from its ruins. Its splendid elegance was given to it by Ferdinand Felner and Hermann Helmer, two theatre architects from Vienna.
The God's Eye motive of the main altar in the Alsóvárosi Church (Lower City Church), the radial lines, became recognizable ornaments of the houses in lower town. The triangle gable of the "sunshine houses" represent the Holy Trinity for religious families. Sándor Bálint (1904-1980), born in Alsóváros (Lower City), was a university professor,...
The building was erected in honour of Saint Nicholas in 1778 in Baroque style to serve the local Serbian community which migrated to Szeged during the Ottoman occupation of Serbia.
The history of the congregation is short as it was created no longer than half a century ago. During the first half of the twentieth century the only Reformed church of the town was that of "Kálvin tér" built in 1884. The number of devotees significantly grew after the resettlement of the University of Kolozsvár to Szeged; the Calvinist refugees...
The unique museum on the bank of the River Tisza is part of the salami factory founded in 1869, exhibiting two special products of Szeged. In the room downstairs visitors can learn about the history of the factory owned by the Pick family and the production of Winter salami. The exhibition upstairs presents the traditions and tools of paprika...
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