Szeged
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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
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| Nickname(s): Sun City | ||
 Szeged
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| Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°ECoordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E | ||
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 Hungary
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| 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 
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| • 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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