Debrecen Tourist Information
The second most populous town in the country got its nickname (the Calvinist Rome) because of the cardinal role it played in the Reformation in Hungary in the16th century. It was a student’s town from the Middle Ages and the “capital” of the revolution and freedom fight of 1848-49.
The colourful Flower Carnival on the 20th of August, the Jazz Days and the Summer University for people learning Hungarian are prominent among the rich cultural programs.
The symbol of the town is the Calvinist Church built in classicist style with Puritan interiors. With its 3000 seats, it is the biggest Calvinist church in the country. It has the armchair of Lajos Kossuth as a relic. It was Lajos Kossuth (1802-1849) who declared the end of Habsburg rule in Hungary on 14 April 1849 in Debrecen.
The renovated Fő Square is the place for cultural programmes. The Calvinist College (Kálvin Square, 16) has an illustrious history; its fame is due to its famous students. Owing to its wide network of schools, it became the “school of the nation”. We can see educational and ecclesiological exhibitions in the 180-year-old building, which features the furnishings of an original Calvinist school, antique goldsmith’s works, covers with wonderful embroidery, painted pieces of furniture and the curios of the Great Library. This library, with its 500,000 volumes, is the biggest ecclesiastical collection in the country.
The patinated Aranybika Hotel (Piac Street, 11-15) is the oldest functioning hotel in the country. The classicist Town Hall (Piac Street 20) is one of the city’s nicest buildings, and all of the following are noteworthy: the Calvinist Church with incomplete steeple, (Révész Square), "Veres Church" (Kossuth Street), the Synagogue (Pásti Street), the Greek Orthodox Church (Attila Square), Kossuth Lajos University (Egyetem Square 1) and Saint Ann Cathedral (Szent Anna Street 15.). The mill (Böszörményi Street) is the biggest windmill in Central Europe and a monument of industrial history.
The Nagyerdő (Great Forest) is a popular green area in the town, with a zoo, the Fun Park and an arboretum. It has been a nature reserve since 1939. The thermal water of the Thermal Bath in Nagyerdő (Nagyerdei Park 1.) is recommended for arthritis, rheumatic diseases, gynaecological diseases, diseases of the vertebral disks, orthopaedic deformations and neuralgia.
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