Introduction
168km (104 miles) SE of Budapest
Historically, Szeged (pronounced Seh-ged), was destroyed on March 12, 1879, when a distant dyke collapsed and flooded the city. Locals were given financial aid that was collected in other European countries and sent to Szeged to help the rebuilding; hence, there are streets named Rome, Brussels, Berlin, Paris, London, Moscow, and Vienna honoring their contributions. After the catastrophic flood, Szeged was redesigned with the engineer's precision of a compass and ruler to become the most modern town of Hungary. Its broad avenues and boulevards along with its extravagant center won the Europa Nostra Award, which is granted annually to outstanding heritage achievements.
It is the proud capital of the Great Plain in Csongrád County; an interesting little, but hospitable city, large by Hungarian standards with a population of 177,000. World famous for its paprika and salami (Pick Szalami), Szeged is also home to one of Hungary's major universities,...
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Synagogue
A tribute to the once-thriving Jewish community in Szeged, this synagogue was built in 1907. Created in a number of architectural styles, it is...
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Pick Museum
This is a must for anyone interested in food or cooking. The museum contains the history of Pick brand salami and Szeged paprika, both world famous...
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Reök Palace
- REÖK was built in art-nouveau style and was designed for a hydraulic engineer. For this reason the designer chose water flowers as ornamentations...
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