Szeged

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Szeged
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  • Left to right: Ferenc Móra Museum
  • Szeged National Theater
  • City Hall
  • Szeged Csanad Cathedral
  • Tisza riverside view with the Ferenc Móra Museum and Szeged National Theater
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Nickname: 
City of Sunshine (Napfény városa)
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Szeged
Coordinates: 46°15′18″N20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E / 46.255; 20.145
Country Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Region Southern Great Plain
County Csongrád-Csanád
District Szeged
City status 1498
Government
  Mayor László Botka (Independent)
   Deputy mayor
List [1]
  Town NotaryÉva Martonosi
Area
   City with county rights 280.84 km2 (108.43 sq mi)
  Rank11th 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 [2]
  Rank 3rd in Hungary
  Density612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi)
   Urban
239,025 (7th) [3]
Demonym szegedi
Population by ethnicity
[4]
   Hungarians 83.9%
   Romani 0.9%
   Germans 0.9%
   Serbs 0.8%
   Romanians 0.3%
   Slovaks 0.2%
  Other2.1%
Population by religion
[4]
   Roman Catholic 36.4%
   Greek Catholic 0.4%
   Calvinists 4.8%
   Lutherans 1.2%
   Jews 0.1%
  Other2.4%
   Non-religious 23.4%
  Unknown31.4%
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 Budapest162.8 km (101.2 mi) Northwest
Airport Szeged (LHUD)
MPs
Website www.szegedvaros.hu

Szeged ( /ˈsɛɡɛd/ SEG-ed, Hungarian: [ˈsɛɡɛd] ; see also other alternative names ) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.

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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

It is possible that the name Szeged is a mutated and truncated form of the final syllables of Partiscum , the name of a Roman colony founded in the 2nd century, on or near the site of modern Szeged. In Latin language contexts, Partiscum has long been assumed to be synonymous with Szeged. The Latin name is also the basis of the city's Greek name ΠαρτίσκονPartiskon.

However, Szeged might instead have originated (or been influenced by) an old Hungarian word for "corner" (szeg), pointing to the turn of the river Tisza that flows through the city. Others say it derives from the Hungarian word sziget which means "island". Others still contend that szeg means "dark blond" (sötétszőkés) – a reference to the color of the water where the rivers Tisza and Maros merge. [5]

Szeged has a variety of names in languages other than Hungarian. These are usually formed by the addition of a suffix -in to the Hungarian name: Romanian : Seghedin; German : Szegedin or Segedin; Serbo-Croatian : Segedin/Сегедин; Italian : Seghedino; Latvian : Segeda; Lithuanian : Segedas; Polish : Segedyn; Slovak and Czech : Segedín; Turkish : Segedin.

History

Early 20th-century postcard KassVigadoKJ.jpg
Early 20th-century postcard

Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times. Ptolemy mentions the oldest known name of the city: Partiscum (Ancient Greek: Πάρτισκον [6] ). It is possible that Attila, king of the Huns had his seat somewhere in this area. The name Szeged was first mentioned in 1183, in a document of King Béla III.

In the second century AD there was a Roman trading post established on an island in the Tisza, 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 the Mongol invasion the 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 of Louis the Great, Szeged became the most important town of Southern Hungary, and – as the Turkish armies got closer to Hungary – the strategic importance of Szeged grew. King Sigismund of Luxembourg had a wall built around the town. Szeged was raised to free royal town status in 1498.

Szeged was first pillaged by the Ottoman Army on 28 September 1526, but was occupied only in 1543, and became an administrative centre of the Ottomans (see Ottoman Hungary). The town was a sanjak centre first in Budin Eyaleti (1543–1596), after in Eğri 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 its coat of arms (still used today) from Charles III. During the next several years, Szeged grew and prospered. Piarist monks 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 1744 witch trials were frequent in the town, with the Szeged witch trials of 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 ethnic Hungarian population of the town numbered about 13000 to 16000, while the number of the Serb inhabitants 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 of paprika, a spice made from dried, powdered capsicum fruits. 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 their szekelygulyas, a goulash made with pork, sauerkraut and sour cream. [11] And also famous for their halászlé, fish soup made of carp and catfish.

The citizens of Szeged played an important part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Lajos Kossuth delivered his famous speech here. Szeged was the last seat of the revolutionary government in July 1849. The Habsburg rulers 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 Pick Salami Factory – was opened in 1869.

Szeged during the flood of 1879 Szeged, Dugonics ter a nagyarvizkor, szemben a Kalvaria-sugarut. Fortepan 15599.jpg
Szeged during the flood of 1879

Today the inner city of Szeged has wide avenues. This is mainly due to the great flood of 1879, which wiped away the whole town (only 265 of the 5723 houses remained and 165 people died). Emperor Franz Joseph visited 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

Shoppers in Szeged, 1929 Szechenyi ter, a Zsoter-haz elotti szelesebb jarda. Szemben a Kossuth Lajos sugarut torkolata. Fortepan 3593.jpg
Shoppers in Szeged, 1929

After the First World War Hungary lost its southern territories to Serbia, as a result Szeged became a city close to the border, and its importance lessened, but as it took over roles that formerly belonged to the now lost cities, it slowly recovered. Following the Loss of Transylvania to Romania, University of Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca), moved to Szeged in 1921 (see University of Szeged). In 1923 Szeged took over the role of episcopal seat from Temesvár (now Timișoara, Romania). It was briefly occupied by the Romanian army during Hungarian-Romanian War in 1919. It also became a center for right-wing forces which would install Miklós Horthy as the country's new leader after the overthrow of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. [12] During the 1920s the Jewish population of Szeged grew and reached its zenith.

Swimmers at Szeged, 1939 Partfurdo, hatterben a Felso-Tiszapart, a PICK szalamigyarral. Fortepan 8569.jpg
Swimmers at Szeged, 1939

Szeged suffered heavily during World War II. 6,000 inhabitants of the city were killed, In 1941, there were 4,161 Jews living in Szeged. After, March 19, 1944 German occupation, they were confined to a ghetto together with the Jews from surrounding villages. In June, 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. The Nazis murdered the larger part of the 8,500 and some were forced into forced labor in Strasshof Labor camp, Austria. [13] Szeged was captured by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front on 11 October 1944 in the course of the Battle of Debrecen. During the communist era, Szeged became a centre of light industry and food industry. In 1965, oil was found near the city.[ citation needed ]

In 1962, Szeged became the county seat of Csongrád. 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 the Communist era).

Today's Szeged is an important university town and a tourist attraction.

The Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Szegedi Szimfonikus Zenekar) gives regular concerts at the Szegedi Nemzeti Színház. [14]

Geography

Szeged is situated near the southern border of Hungary, just to the south of the mouth of the Maros River, on both banks of the Tisza River, nearly in the centre of the Carpathian Basin. The Hungarian frontier with Serbia is just outside the town.

Climate

Szeged's climate is transitional between humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa) and humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with cold winters, hot summers, and fairly low precipitation. Due to the high hours of sunlight reported annually, Szeged is often called City 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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Average precipitation mm (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)6.05.85.75.87.88.16.65.56.86.16.37.077.5
Average relative humidity (%)86.980.269.964.967.068.465.964.670.076.583.387.973.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 599414317323425227826319915377531,978
Source 1: NOAA [17]
Source 2: WMO (sunshine 1981–2010) [18]

Education

Attila Jozsef Study and Information Centre, the most recent building at University of Szeged Szte tik.jpg
Attila József Study and Information Centre, the most recent building at University of Szeged

The city of Szeged has 62 kindergartens, 32 elementary schools and 18 high schools. The two most prominent high schools (Ságvári Endre Gyakorló Gimnázium and Radnóti Miklós Kísérleti Gimnázium) are in the top fifteen in the country.

Szeged is the higher education centre of the Southern Great Plain and has built quite a reputation for itself. Thousands of students study here, many of whom are foreigners. The University of Szeged is according to the number of students the second largest and the 4th oldest university of Hungary being established in 1581. Ranked as the top university of the country on Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2005, and in the top 100 in Europe, it offers several programs on different fields of study.

The ELI-ALPS research institute under construction in 2017 ELI-ALPS research center under construction..jpg
The ELI-ALPS research institute under construction in 2017

The Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which was built with the help of UNESCO funds, has also been a considerable source of advanced research. Scientists at this laboratory were first in the world to produce artificial heredity material in 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.

The Szent-Györgyi Albert Agóra is a cultural scientific centre of Szeged which gives home to laboratories of the Biological Research Centre and to exhibitions of the John von Neumann Computer Society especially their IT historical exposition.

In 2018 the new scientific institution, the ELI Attosecond 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 of attosecond 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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 158,797−5.5%
Source: [20] [21]

Ethnic groups (2001 census):

Religions (2001 census):

Economy

The new office building of the EPAM Systems, completed and opened in September 2017 Epam szeged.jpg
The new office building of the EPAM Systems, completed and opened in September 2017

Szeged is one of the centres of food industry in Hungary, especially known for its paprika and companies like Pick Szeged, Sole-Mizo, Bonafarm etc. Other notable companies having their headquarters in Szeged are AMSY International, [22] RRE – Szeged, [23] Optiwella, [24] Generál Printing House, [25] RotaPack, [26] Sanex Pro, [27] Agroplanta, [28] Karotin, [29] Florin, [30] Quadrotex [31] and Szeplast. [32]

Others, like ContiTech, [33] Duna-Dráva Cement, Szatmári Malom [34] and Europe Match, [35] are not based in the city, but have production facilities there.

The Hangár Expo and Conference Centre [36] provides space for international exhibitions and conferences.

Largest employers

#Employer# of Employees
1 University of Szeged 5,000 <
2 Pick Szeged 2,000–4,999
3 Sole-Mizo 1,000–1,999
4Tisza-Volán1,000–1,999
5 EDF-Démász 500–999
6Suli-Host500–999
7 Szegedi Közlekedési Társaság 500–999
8Szegedi Szefo500–999
9 Coop 300–499
10 Engie 300–499
Historical unemployment rate between 2000 and 2016 [38]
YearUnemployment rate (%)
20005.17%
20014.83%
20024.22%
20034.32%
20044.67%
20055.01%
20064.89%
20074.25%
20084.60%
20094.91%
20106.26%
20116.50%
20126.42%
20136.89%
20144.17%
20154.42%
20164.14%

Transport

The Ferenc Mora Bridge on the M43 Motorway near Szeged Mora Ferenc hid 01.JPG
The Ferenc Móra Bridge on the M43 Motorway near Szeged
Szeged Railway Station Szeged palyaudvar.JPG
Szeged Railway Station
The Directorate of MAV in Szeged (designed by Ferenc Pfaff in 1894) Szeged-mavig.jpg
The Directorate of MÁV in Szeged (designed by Ferenc Pfaff in 1894)

Szeged is the most important transportation hub in the Southern Great Plain. Two motorways, M5 and M43, lie along the city border. Through the M5 Motorway Szeged is connected to Kecskemét, Kiskunfélegyháza and Budapest to the north and to Subotica, Novi Sad and Belgrade in Serbia to the south. The M43 Motorway – which splits from the M5 Motorway near Szeged – connects the city via Makó to Arad and Timișoara in Romania. In addition, there are other roads running from the city to Makó and Nagylak (main road 43), to Röszke (main road 5), to Kiskunfélegyháza (main road 5), to Ásotthalom and Baja (main road 55) and to Hódmezővásárhely, Orosháza and Békéscsaba (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). [39]

A tram-train system was constructed and inaugurated in November 2021, connecting Szeged with the neighbouring Hódmezővásárhely, thus creating the second most populous urban agglomeration in the country, after the capital. There was a proposal for its extension, even through the Serbian border, to Subotica.

The city is also a common stop for national and international long-distance buses.

Motorways

Railways

Airport

Szeged Airport is the international airport of Szeged.

Public transport

Public transport in Szeged is provided by Szeged Transport Ltd. (Hungarian : Szegedi Közlekdési Társaság or SZKT), owned by the municipal government, and Volánbusz, owned by the national government. Forming the backbone of SZKT's network are 5 tram lines and 6 trolleybus lines, which are supplemented by 38 bus lines. [40] Hungarian State Railways operates regional and intercity trains, as well as international trains to Subotica.

Sport

Pick Arena, the city's main indoor hall, home venue of the SC Pick Szeged handball team Pick Arena 3.JPG
Pick Aréna, the city's main indoor hall, home venue of the SC Pick Szeged handball team

Handball

The most popular sport in the city is handball.[ citation needed ] The city has one well-known club the 2013–14 EHF Cup-winner SC Pick Szeged playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. They play at the Pick Aréna, opened in 2021.

Association football

The second most popular sport is football in the city. Szeged had several clubs playing in the top level Hungarian league, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. These are Szegedi AK, Szegedi Honvéd SE. The only currently operating club, Szeged 2011 play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

Speedway

Motorcycle speedway has 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. [41] The venue hosted finals of the Hungarian 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 the Speedway World Championship in 1983 and 1984 [42] [43] and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1988 and 1990. [44] 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 / 46.17056; 19.91361 ).

Main sights

Votive Church (1930) Szeged cathedral 2021-03-02 main facade.jpg Dömötör Tower (11th century) Szeged Kathedrale Unserer Lieben Frau Turmchen 1.JPG The Water Tower of Szent István Square (1904) Water tower Old Lady.JPG
Church of Grey Friars (Gothic, 15th century) Szeged Mathias Church interieur.jpg Ferenc Móra Museum (1896) Ferenc Mora Museum in Szeged.JPG Reök palace (1907) Reok3KJ.jpg
City Hall (1728, 1804, 1883) 1 Szeged Town Hall.jpg Szeged Synagogue Ceiling New Synagogue Szeged Hungary.jpg National Theatre of Szeged National Theatre of Szeged.jpg
Gróf-palace (1913) Raichle03KJ.jpg The Main Building of the University Szegedi TudomanyegyetemSF 010.jpg Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church (1781) Szent Miklos szerb ortodox templom (Szeged).JPG

Politics

The current mayor of Szeged is László Botka (Association for Szeged).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 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: [45]

PartySeatsCurrent Municipal Assembly
 Association for Szeged [a] 19M                  
  Fidesz-KDNP 9                   
 Independent Hungarian City Association (FVSZME)1                   

List of mayors

List of City Mayors from 1990: [46]

MemberPartyTerm of office
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

Hungarian Radio headquarters Szeged - Magyar Radio (30805878928).jpg
Hungarian Radio headquarters

The city offers a wide range of media – television and radio stations, and print and online newspapers.

TV stations

Radio stations

Daily newspapers and news portals

Notable people

Born in Szeged

A memorial of the Golden Team, the legendary football team of Hungary Szegedvaros-aranycsapat.JPG
A memorial of the Golden Team, the legendary football team of Hungary

Lived in Szeged

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Szeged is twinned with: [47]

Partner cities

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Supported by MSZP-Momentum-DK-LMP-Jobbik.

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Csongrád was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present-day Csongrád-Csanád County, is now part of Hungary, except a very small area which belongs to Serbia. The capital of the county was Szentes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M5 motorway (Hungary)</span> Road in Hungary

The M5 motorway is a Hungarian motorway which connects Budapest with the south-eastern regions of the country, the cities of Kecskemét, Szeged, and finally Röszke on the Serbian border. The motorway reached the city of Szeged in December 2005, while the remaining portion was completed in April 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gyula Pártos</span> Hungarian architect (1845–1916)

Gyula Pártos was a Hungarian architect. Together with Ödön Lechner he designed a number of buildings in the typical Szecesszió style of fin-de-siècle Hungary. He was the brother-in-law of the lawyer and politician Béla Pártos, the husband of opera singer Vittorina Bartolucci, and the father-in-law of composer and opera director Miklós Radnai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mórahalom</span> Town in Csongrád-Csanád, Hungary

Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is a developing town located 20 km (12 mi) far from Szeged, 12 km (7 mi) from the western exit of the M5 motorway, along the main road 55. It is close to the Serbian border.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maroslele</span> Village in Southern Great Plain, Hungary

Maroslele is a village in Csongrád County, southern Hungary. It covers an area of 46.56 km2 (17.98 sq mi) between the southeastern part of the Tisza River and Maros River and in 2009 had a population of 2,084.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Röszke</span> Village in Csongrád-Csanád, Hungary

Röszke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The nearest town is Szeged 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SC Pick Szeged</span> Hungarian handball club

SC Pick Szeged is a Hungarian professional handball club from Szeged, that plays in the K&H férfi kézilabda liga and the EHF Champions League.

Many towns and localities in Hungary have their own local television station. The majority of these channels are only available on local CATV networks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hódmezővásárhely District</span> Districts of Hungary in Csongrád

Hódmezővásárhely is a district in eastern part of Csongrád County. Hódmezővásárhely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Szeged District</span> Districts of Hungary in Csongrád

Szeged is a district in southern part of Csongrád County. Szeged is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SZEOL SC</span> Association football club in Hungary

Szegedi Egységes Oktatási Labdarúgó Sport Club, commonly known as SZEOL SC, is a Hungarian association football club based in the town of Szeged.

The 2018–19 Magyar Kupa was the 79th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. MOL Vidi FC won the competition by beating Budapest Honvéd FC in the final held at Groupama Aréna on 25 May 2019.

Irma Keméndy was a Hungarian teacher who operated a girls' boarding school, and later a high school in Szeged. She opened one of the first normal schools in the area and taught for over 40 years in Hungary. She was the recipient of the Golden Crowned Cross of Merit of Austria-Hungary, in recognition of her social contributions.

The 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság II was the 54th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league.

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