Szeged

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.

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Szeged

an industrial city in S Hungary, on the Tisza River. Pop.: 162 860 (2003 est.)

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Szeged 

a city in southern Hungary; situated in the Tisza River, near the mouth of the Maros (Mures) River. Administrative center of the megye (county) of Csongrád. Population, 131,000 (1972). Szeged is a railroad junction and river port. Local enterprises produce textiles, including cotton, wool, linen, silk, and knit fabrics, and foodstuffs, including flour, salami, canned fruit and meat, and paprika. Szeged also manufactures tobacco products, leather and footwear, wood products, including matches and plywood, clothing, and metal products. The city has a shipyard and plants for the production of industrial rubber products and the purification of gas, which utilize Szeged’s gas and oil deposits. Szeged has a university, a medical school, and a pedagogical school. The city is protected from flooding by dikes.