Szeged
Szeged | |
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| Szeged Megyei Jogú Város | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: City of Sunshine (Napfény városa) | |
Szeged Szeged | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Great Plain |
| County | Csongrád-Csanád |
| District | Szeged |
| City status | 1498 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | László Botka (Összefogás Szegedért Egyesület) |
| • Deputy mayor | List
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| • Town Notary | Éva Martonosi |
| Area | |
| 280.84 km2 (108.43 sq mi) | |
| • Rank | 11th 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 | |
| • Rank | 3rd in Hungary |
| • Density | 612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 239,025 (7th) |
| Demonym | szegedi |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 83.9% |
| • Romani | 0.9% |
| • Germans | 0.9% |
| • Serbs | 0.8% |
| • Romanians | 0.3% |
| • Slovaks | 0.2% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 36.4% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
| • Calvinists | 4.8% |
| • Lutherans | 1.2% |
| • Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| • Non-religious | 23.4% |
| • Unknown | 31.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6700 to 6729, 6753, 6757, 6771, 6791 |
| Area code | (+36) 62 |
| Motorways | M5 Motorway M43 Motorway |
| NUTS 3 code | HU333 |
| Distance from Budapest | 162.8 km (101.2 mi) Northwest |
| Airport | Szeged (LHUD) |
| MPs | List
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| Website | www |
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.