This university town, situated on the country’s southern border, close to Romania and Serbia, is the main town of Csongrad county. It is twinned with 11 other European towns, including former winners of the Europe Prize, such as Darmstadt (Germany), the Plaque of Honour, such as Odessa (Ukraine), and the Flag of Honour, such as Cambridge (United Kingdom), Timisoara and Tirgu Mures (Romania).
Various events of major importance have marked the city’s European activities: the festival of twinned towns, a new twinning arrangement with Pula (Croatia), the launch of the European campaign, “Szeged is the gateway to Europe”, and the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Great Flood which struck the town in 1879.
