Debrecen

Debrecen
City with county rights
Debrecen Megyei Jogú Város
Descending, from top: Déri Museum, University of Debrecen, and Protestant Great Church
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  The Calvinist Rome, Cívis City
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Coordinates: 47°31′48″N 21°38′21″E / 47.52997°N 21.63916°E / 47.52997; 21.63916
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County	Hajdú-Bihar
District	Debrecen
Established	9th century AD
City status	1218
Government
• Mayor	László Papp (Fidesz)
• Town Notary	Dr Antal Szekeres
Area
• City with county rights	461.25 km2 (178.09 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd in Hungary
Elevation	121 m (396.98 ft)
Highest elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2019)
• City with county rights	202,402[1]
• Rank	2nd in Hungary
• Density	442.09/km2 (1,145.0/sq mi)
• Urban	328,642 (2nd)[2]
Demonym(s)	debreceni, cívis
Population by ethnicity [1]
• Hungarians	84.8%
• Romani	0.6%
• Germans	0.6%
• Romanians	0.3%
• Other	2.0%
Population by religion [1]
• Calvinist	24.8%
• Roman Catholic	11.1%
• Greek Catholic	5.1%
• Lutheran	0.4%
• Jews	0.1%
• Other	2.3%
• Non-religious	27.8%
• Unknown	28.4%
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4000 to 4032, 4063
Area code	(+36) 52
Motorways	M35 Motorway
NUTS 3 code	HU321
Distance from Budapest	231 km (144 mi) West
International airports	Debrecen (DEB)
MPs	List Lajos Kósa (Fidesz) László Pósán (Fidesz) László Tasó (Fidesz)
Website	www.debrecen.hu/en

Debrecen (/ˈdɛbrətsɛn/ DEB-rət-sen, Hungarian: [ˈdɛbrɛt͡sɛn] ^ⓘ; German: Debrezin; Slovak: Debrecín) is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century^[3] and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.^[4] Debrecen was also the capital city of Hungary during the revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945.^[4] It is home to the University of Debrecen.