Szeged

Szeged
City with county rights
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
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  City of Sunshine (Napfény városa)
Szeged Show map of Csongrád County Szeged Show map of Hungary
Coordinates: 46°15′18″N 20°08′42″E / 46.255°N 20.145°E / 46.255; 20.145
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Great Plain
County	Csongrád-Csanád
District	Szeged
City status	1498
Government
• Mayor	László Botka (Independent)
• Deputy mayor	List[2] Tamás Kovács (Independent) József Binszki (Democratic Coalition (Hungary)) Nagy Sándor (Momentum Movement)
• Town Notary	Éva Martonosi
Area
• City with county rights	280.84 km2 (108.43 sq mi)
• Rank	11th in Hungary
Elevation	76 m (249.34 ft)
Highest elevation	76.7 m (251.6 ft)
Lowest elevation	75.8 m (248.7 ft)
Population  (2019)
• City with county rights	160,766[1]
• Rank	3rd in Hungary
• Density	612.28/km2 (1,585.8/sq mi)
• Urban	239,025 (7th)[3]
Demonym	szegedi
Population by ethnicity [4]
• Hungarians	83.9%
• Romani	0.9%
• Germans	0.9%
• Serbs	0.8%
• Romanians	0.3%
• Slovaks	0.2%
• Other	2.1%
Population by religion [4]
• 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 Sándor Szabó (Hungarian Socialist Party) Csongrád-Csanád County 1st constituency Béla Mihálffy (Fidesz–KDNP) Csongrád-Csanád County 2nd constituency
Website	www.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.

The 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 21 May.