What is Szeged?
[[File:Flag of Szeged.svg|right|250px]] [[Image:HUN Szeged Címer.svg|right|200px]] [[File:Szegedi_dóm.jpg|thumb|Votive Church of Szeged]] [[File:SzegedVíztorony.jpg|thumb|Water tower]] [[File:Szeged_Rókusi_telefontorony_2013-05-12.JPG|thumb|Telephone tower]] '''Szeged''' is a [[city]] in [[Hungary]]. It is the fourth-largest city of the country by [[population]]. Szeged and the surrounding area have been inhabited since ancient times. The [[University of Szeged]] is one of the most renowned universities in [[Hungary]].<ref>[https://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/functional-urban-areas-all-hungary.pdf Functional urban areas in OECD countries: Hungary] Accessed 6 August 2018</ref> == Landmarks == The town center is recognizable by two important landmarks: * ''[[Votive Church (Szeged)|Fogadalmi templom]]'' (Votive Church), a twin-spired [[Church (building)|church]] whose construction began in [[1913]], but due to the outbreak of [[World War I]], it was not completed until [[1930]]; * ''[[Water Tower (Szeged)|Víztorony]]'' (Water Tower), a [[water tower]] built in [[1904]] and one of the symbols of [[reinforced concrete construction]] in [[Hungary]]. Other landmarks in Szeged: * [[Telephone tower|''Telefontorony'']] (Telephone tower), a [[TV-tower]] in [[Rókus]] that is the tallest building in Szeged * [[Windmill of Kiskundorozsma|''Kiskundorozsmai szélmalom'']] (Windmill of Kiskundorozsma), a [[windmill]] in the suburban region of Szeged == Connections == Two [[Controlled-access highway|motorways]] and two national roads are connected with Szeged: * The terminal junction of [[M5 motorway (Hungary)|M5]] is located to the west of Szeged and heading [[north]] to [[Budapest]]. * The [[M43 motorway (Hungary)|M43]] starts from the [[M5 motorway (Hungary)|M5]] and heads towards the [[Romania|Romanian]] border. * The [[Road 47 (Hungary)|road 47]] goes north from Szeged and eventually reaches [[Debrecen]]. * The [[Road 55 (Hungary)|road 55]] goes west from Szeged, and spans into [[M6 motorway (Hungary)|M6]]. ==Ref