Szeged

Szeged
Szeged Megyei Jogú Város
  • 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
Nickname: 
City of Sunshine (Napfény városa)
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 (Összefogás Szegedért Egyesület)
 • Deputy mayor
List
 • Town NotaryÉva Martonosi
Area
280.84 km2 (108.43 sq mi)
 • Rank11th in Hungary
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Highest elevation
76.7 m (252 ft)
Lowest elevation
75.8 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2019)
160,766
 • Rank3rd in Hungary
 • Density612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
239,025 (7th)
Demonymszegedi
Population by ethnicity
 • Hungarians83.9%
 • Romani0.9%
 • Germans0.9%
 • Serbs0.8%
 • Romanians0.3%
 • Slovaks0.2%
 • Other2.1%
Population by religion
 • 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
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.