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Szeged
City
Szeged, Tisza river bank, with Mora Museum, and the Theatre building.jpg
Klauzál Square 8 - Szeged.jpgWater tower Old Lady.JPGCathedral, 2006 Szeged016.jpg
Szeged Town Hall in winter 2009 (1).JPGSzeged002.jpg
Top:A view of riverside in Tisza and nearby Mora Museum and Szeged National Theater, Middle left:A monument house in Klauzai Square, Center:Szeged Water Tower, Middle right:Szeged Csanad Cathedral in Dom Square, Bottom left:Szeged City Office, Bottom right:Szeged National Theater in Vaszy Vikor Square
Coat of arms of Szeged
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Sun City
Szeged is located in Hungary
Szeged
Szeged
Location of Szeged
Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E / 46.255; 20.145Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E / 46.255; 20.145
Country  Hungary
County Csongrád
District Szeged
Government
 • Mayor László Botka (MSZP)
Area
 • Total 280.84 km2 (108.43 sq mi)
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 162,621 Increase
 • Rank 3rd in Hungary
 • Density 612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s) szegedi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6700 – 6729, 6753, 6757, 6771, 6791
Area code(s) 62
Website http://www.szegedvaros.hu/

Szeged (Hungarian pronunciation: [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 county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.

The famous 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 May 21.

The name Szeged might come from 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.

The city has its own name in a number of foreign languages, usually by adding a suffix -in to the Hungarian name: Croatian, Segedin; Romanian, Seghedin; Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian, Сегед (Seged); German, Szegedin / Segedin; Italian, Seghedino; Latin, Partiscum; Latvian, Segeda; Lithuanian, Segedas; Polish, Segedyn; Serbian, Segedin, Сегедин; Slovak and Czech Segedín; Turkish, Segedin.


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