Editing Szeged (section)

{{Short description|City in Hungary}}
{{Distinguish|Seget (disambiguation){{!}}Seget}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement 
<!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement-->| name               = Szeged
| native_name        = 
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = [[City with county rights]]
| official_name      = {{lang|hu|Szeged Megyei Jogú Város}}
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage|
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 | photo1a = Ferenc Móra Museum 2021-03-02, Szeged.jpg{{!}}Ferenc Móra Museum
 | photo1b = Szeged - Szegedi Nemzeti Színház (30805880358).jpg{{!}}Szeged National Theater
 | photo2a = Szeged Town Hall in winter 2009 (1).JPG{{!}}City Hall
 | photo2b = Szeged, Dóm tér 2021 01.jpg{{!}}Szeged Csanad Cathedral in Dom Square
 | photo3a = Szeged, Tisza river bank, with Mora Museum, and the Theatre building.jpg{{!}}Tisza riverside view with the Ferenc Móra Museum and Szeged National Theater
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| image_caption      = {{hlist|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}}
| nickname           = ''City of Sunshine'' ({{lang|hu|Napfény városa}})
| image_shield       = HUN Szeged Címer.svg
| image_flag         = Flag of Szeged.svg
<!-- maps and coordinates ---- -->| pushpin_map        = Hungary Csongrád#Hungary
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| coordinates        = {{coord|46.255|20.145|region:HU_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = 
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- location ---------------- -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[List of regions of Hungary|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Southern Great Plain]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Counties of Hungary|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Csongrád-Csanád County|Csongrád-Csanád]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Districts of Hungary|District]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Szeged District|Szeged]]
| established_title1 = [[Royal free city|City status]]
| established_date1  = 1498
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +01:00
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +02:00
| map                = <!--<div style="position: relative">[[File:CsongrádMegye.png|275px]]<div style="position: absolute; left: 162px; top: 137px">[[File:Red_Dot.gif]]</div></div>-->
| area_total_km2     = 280.84
| area_rank          = 11th in Hungary
| elevation_m        = 76
| elevation_ft       = 249.34
| elevation_max_m    = 76.7
| elevation_min_m    = 75.8
| population_total   = 160766<ref>[https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2019.pdf KSH, 2019]</ref>
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = 2019
| population_density_km2 = 612.28
| population_rank    = [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|3rd in Hungary]]
| population_urban   = 239,025 ([[List of urban areas in Hungary|7th]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/functional-urban-areas-all-hungary.pdf|title=OECD – FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREAS IN OECD COUNTRIES: HUNGARY}}</ref>
| population_demonym = szegedi
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1 = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by ethnicity]]
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=33367|title=Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary|website=www.ksh.hu}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = [[Hungarians]]
| demographics1_info1 = 83.9%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Romani people in Hungary|Romani]]
| demographics1_info2 = 0.9%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Germans of Hungary|Germans]]
| demographics1_info3 = 0.9%
| demographics1_title4 = [[Serbs in Hungary|Serbs]]
| demographics1_info4 = 0.8%
| demographics1_title5 = [[Romanians in Hungary|Romanians]]
| demographics1_info5 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title6 = [[Slovaks in Hungary|Slovaks]]
| demographics1_info6 = 0.2%
| demographics1_title7 = Other
| demographics1_info7 = 2.1%
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2 = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by religion]]
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="auto"/>
| demographics2_title1 = [[Catholic Church in Hungary|Roman Catholic]]
| demographics2_info1 = 36.4%
| demographics2_title2 = [[Hungarian Greek Catholic Church|Greek Catholic]]
| demographics2_info2 = 0.4%
| demographics2_title3 = [[Reformed Church in Hungary|Calvinists]]
| demographics2_info3 = 4.8%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary|Lutherans]]
| demographics2_info4 = 1.2%
| demographics2_title5 = [[History of the Jews in Hungary|Jews]]
| demographics2_info5 = 0.1%
| demographics2_title6 = Other
| demographics2_info6 = 2.4%
| demographics2_title7 = [[Irreligion|Non-religious]]
| demographics2_info7 = 23.4%
| demographics2_title8 = Unknown
| demographics2_info8 = 31.4%
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 6700 to 6729, 6753, 6757, 6771, 6791
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]]
| area_code          = (+36) 62
| website            = {{URL|https://www.szegedvaros.hu/}}
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[László Botka]] (Összefogás Szegedért Egyesület)
| leader_title1      = [[Deputy mayor]]
| leader_name1       = {{Collapsible list
| title       = List<ref>{{cite web |title=Önkormányzati szereplők |lang=hu |trans-title=Municipal officials |website=Szeged város hivatalos portálja |url=https://www.szegedvaros.hu/tisztsegviselok |access-date=April 24, 2024 }}</ref>
|1=Tamás Kovács (Independent)
|2=József Binszki ([[Democratic Coalition (Hungary)]])
|3=Nagy Sándor ([[Momentum Movement]])
}}
| leader_title2      = Town Notary
| leader_name2       = Éva Martonosi
| blank3_name_sec2   = [[List of members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026)|MPs]]
| blank3_info_sec2   = {{Collapsible list
| title       = List
|1=Sándor Szabó ([[Hungarian Socialist Party]]) [[Csongrád-Csanád County 1st constituency]]
|2=[[Béla Mihálffy]] ([[Fidesz–KDNP]]) [[Csongrád-Csanád County 2nd constituency]]
}}
| blank_name         = Motorways
| blank_info         = [[M5 motorway (Hungary)|M5 Motorway]] <br/>[[M43 motorway (Hungary)|M43 Motorway]]
| blank6_name_sec1   = [[List of airports in Hungary|Airport]]
| blank6_info_sec1   = [[Szeged Airport|Szeged]] ([[IATA airport code|LHUD]])
| blank2_name        = Distance from Budapest
| blank2_info        = {{convert|162.8|km|abbr=on}} Northwest
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[NUTS statistical regions of Hungary|NUTS 3 code]]
| blank1_info_sec1   = HU333
}}

'''Szeged''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|ɡ|ɛ|d|audio=}} {{respell|SEG|ed}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈsɛɡɛd|lang|hu-Szeged.ogg}}; <small>see also [[#Etymology|other alternative names]]</small>) is [[List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary|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|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.