Szeged

Not to be confused with Seget.

Szeged
City with county rights
Szeged Megyei Jogú Város
Ferenc Móra Museum
Szeged National Theater
City Hall
Szeged Csanad Cathedral in Dom Square
Tisza riverside view with the Ferenc Móra Museum and Szeged National Theater
  • 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
Flag of Szeged
Flag
Coat of arms of Szeged
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
City of Sunshine (Napfény városa)
Szeged is located in Csongrád County
Szeged
Szeged
Szeged is located in Hungary
Szeged
Szeged
Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E / 46.255; 20.145
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Great Plain
CountyCsongrád-Csanád
DistrictSzeged
City status1498
Government
 • MayorLászló Botka (Independent)
 • Deputy mayor
List[2]
 • Town NotaryÉva Martonosi
Area
 • City with county rights280.84 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 rights160,766[1]
 • Rank3rd in Hungary
 • Density612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
239,025 (7th)[3]
Demonymszegedi
Population by ethnicity
[4]
 • Hungarians83.9%
 • Romani0.9%
 • Germans0.9%
 • Serbs0.8%
 • Romanians0.3%
 • Slovaks0.2%
 • Other2.1%
Population by religion
[4]
 • Roman Catholic36.4%
 • Greek Catholic0.4%
 • Calvinists4.8%
 • Lutherans1.2%
 • Jews0.1%
 • Other2.4%
 • Non-religious23.4%
 • Unknown31.4%
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6700 to 6729, 6753, 6757, 6771, 6791
Area code(+36) 62
MotorwaysM5 Motorway
M43 Motorway
NUTS 3 codeHU333
Distance from Budapest162.8 km (101.2 mi) Northwest
AirportSzeged (LHUD)
MPs
List
Websitewww.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.

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.

  1. ^ KSH, 2019
  2. ^ "Önkormányzati szereplők" [Municipal officials]. Szeged város hivatalos portálja (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "OECD – FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREAS IN OECD COUNTRIES: HUNGARY" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu.