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Szeged (sĕ`gĕd), city (1991 est. pop. 176,100), S Hungary, at the confluence of the Tisza and Maros rivers. It is a river port, a railroad hub, and an agricultural center. Famous for its paprika and salami, its chief products are chemicals, glass, and textiles. It is well-known for its outdoor concerts held each summer. Szeged is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric. It has a university (founded 1921), a medical school, and a large library. The first national assembly of the Magyar tribes under their chief, Arpad, met (9th or 10th cent.) in the city, which became a military stronghold and trade center of the Arpad kings. Szeged was sacked by the Tatars and the Turks and was ruled by the latter from 1542 to 1686. The city was partly destroyed by a flood in 1879 and was rebuilt in modern style. Among its landmarks are a 13th-century Romanesque tower and the 16th-century Mathias church. Szeged an industrial city in S Hungary, on the Tisza River. Pop.: 162 860 (2003 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Five years later, mathematician Lajos Szilassi of the University of Szeged in Hungary provided the first mathematical description of Erdely's spidron system and precisely defined its movements. 1) Center for Neural Recovery and Rehabilitation Research, Helen Hayes Hospital, New York, New York, USA; (2) Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; (3) Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary; (4) Department of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Ottinger's itinerary brings her from Wroclaw, Poland, to Kosice, Slovakia, to the towns of Eger and Szeged in Hungary, to Timisoara, Romania, and finally to Vidin and Varna in Bulgaria, with much countryside in between. |
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