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===20th century=== [[File:Széchenyi tér, a Zsótér-ház előtti szélesebb járda. Szemben a Kossuth Lajos sugárút torkolata. Fortepan 3593.jpg|thumb|left|Shoppers in Szeged, 1929]] After the [[Hungary in World War I|First World War]] Hungary lost its southern territories to [[Serbia]], as a result Szeged became a city close to the [[border]], and its importance lessened, but as it took over roles that formerly belonged to the now lost cities, it slowly recovered. Following the Loss of [[Transylvania]] to Romania, University of Kolozsvár (now [[Cluj-Napoca]]), moved to Szeged in 1921 (see [[University of Szeged]]). In 1923 Szeged took over the role of [[Bishop|episcopal]] seat from Temesvár (now [[Timișoara]], Romania). It was briefly occupied by the [[Romanian army]] during [[Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919|Hungarian-Romanian War]] in 1919. It also became a center for right-wing forces which would install [[Miklós Horthy]] as the country's new leader after the overthrow of the [[Hungarian Soviet Republic]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781316137024/type/book|title=The Cambridge History of Communism|date=2017-09-21|volume=1 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-316-13702-4|editor-last=Pons|editor-first=Silvio|edition=1|doi=10.1017/9781316137024|editor-last2=Smith|editor-first2=Stephen A.}}</ref> During the 1920s the Jewish population of Szeged grew and reached its zenith. [[File:Partfürdő, háttérben a Felső-Tiszapart, a PICK szalámigyárral. Fortepan 8569.jpg|thumb|Swimmers at Szeged, 1939]] Szeged suffered heavily during [[Hungary in World War II|World War II]]. 6,000 inhabitants of the city were killed, In 1941, there were 4,161 Jews living in Szeged. After, March 19, 1944 [[Operation Margarethe|German occupation]], they were confined to a [[Nazi ghettos|ghetto]] together with the Jews from surrounding villages. In June, 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. The [[Nazis]] murdered the larger part of the 8,500 and some were forced into [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labor]] in Strasshof Labor camp, Austria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- Szeged, Hungary Deportation List|url=https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/source_view.php?SourceId=49448&r=p|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.ushmm.org}}</ref> Szeged was captured by [[Red Army|Soviet]] troops of the [[Steppe Front|2nd Ukrainian Front]] on 11 October 1944 in the course of the [[Battle of Debrecen]]. During the communist era, Szeged became a centre of [[light industry]] and [[food industry]]. In 1965, [[Petroleum|oil]] was found near the city.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} In 1962, Szeged became the county seat of [[Csongrád-Csanád County|Csongrád]]. Whole new districts were built, and many nearby villages (e.g. [[Tápé]], [[Szőreg]], Kiskundorozsma, [[Szentmihálytelek]], [[Gyálarét]]) were annexed to the city in 1973 (as was a tendency during the [[Hungarian People's Republic|Communist era]]). Today's Szeged is an important university town and a tourist attraction. The [[Szeged Symphony Orchestra]] (Szegedi Szimfonikus Zenekar) gives regular concerts at the Szegedi Nemzeti Színház.<ref>[http://www.symph-szeged.hu/ Szeged Symphony Orchestra website], accessed 6 August 2012.</ref>
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