Szeged | |
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Szeged Megyei Jogú Város | |
Nickname: City of Sunshine (Napfény városa) | |
Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E | |
Country | Hungary |
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 | |
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) | |
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 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.
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.