Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Szeged, Hungary

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 27 m
Descend 30 m

Explore Szeged in Hungary with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Szeged

Sight 1: Szent Miklós templom

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Szent Miklós templom Somorjai Ferenc / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Nicholas in Szeged was built between 1754 and 1767 in late Baroque style. The designer is Wenceslas Lechner. It was built by János Dobi, master builder from Szeged, on the site of the medieval abbey church.

Wikipedia: Szent Miklós-plébániatemplom és minorita rendház (Szeged-Felsőváros) (HU), Url Miserend

681 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Juhász Gyula

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Juhász Gyula

Gyula Juhász was a Hungarian poet, who was awarded the Baumgarten Prize.

Wikipedia: Gyula Juhász (poet) (EN)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Osztróvszky József

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József Ostróvszky is President of the Curia Council, Member of Parliament, Mayor.

Wikipedia: Osztróvszky József (HU)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Szent István téri víztorony

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The Szeged water tower stands on Szent István Square and was built in 1904. Its designer is Szilárd Zielinski. The water tower of the pioneer of reinforced concrete construction in Hungary was built as the second in the country, the contractor of the tower building praises the work of Henrik Freund and his sons. In March 2003 it received a unique industrial history monument protection.

Wikipedia: Víztorony (Szeged) (HU), Url

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Zielinski Szilárd

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Zielinski Szilárd

Szilárd Zielinski is a civil engineer, professor at BME, pioneer of reinforced concrete construction in Hungary.

Wikipedia: Zielinski Szilárd (HU)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Szent Rozália kápolna

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St. Rosalia's Chapel is the centre of life of the Greek Catholic community in Szeged.

Wikipedia: Szent Rozália-kápolna (Szeged) (HU), Url Miserend

547 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: MÁV 375 gőzmozdony

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MÁV's TV-class, later Class 375 steam locomotive was one of the most common branch line locomotives of the Hungarian Royal State Iron Works, which was produced in several different subseries from the turn of the century until 1959. Recognized not only by Hungarian but also by experts from neighbouring countries, it can be considered one of the most successful steam locomotive types in its category, which served until the very end of the steamer era, and of which preserved and exhibited specimens can be found in every country using the type.

Wikipedia: MÁV 375 sorozat (HU)

488 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Reök Palace

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The Reök Palace is an Art Nouveau building in downtown Szeged. It was designed by Ede Magyar and built in 1907. It hosts exhibitions of modern fine arts.

Wikipedia: Reök Palace (EN)

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Szeged Synagogue

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Szeged Synagogue Somorjai Ferenc / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Szeged Synagogue is a synagogue in Szeged, Hungary. It is a 1902 building designed by the Jewish Hungarian architect Lipót Baumhorn (1860–1932), whose work is considered to contain the finest examples of the unique fin de siècle Hungarian blending of Art Nouveau and Historicist styles sometimes known as Magyar style. It served Szeged's large Neolog community.

Wikipedia: Szeged Synagogue (EN), Website

1132 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Szent Rókus templom

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Szent Rókus templom

The St. Rókus Parish Church in Szeged is a Roman Catholic church built between 1905 and 1909 according to the plans of Sándor Aigner. It is located in the Rókus district, along today's Kossuth Lajos Avenue.

Wikipedia: Szent Rókus-templom (Szeged) (HU), Url Miserend

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