Szentendre
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Budapest and the Central Danube Region
Szentendre (in Serbian: Sentandreja/Сентандреја) is a town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city of Budapest. Szentendre is known for its museums, galleries, and artists.
Populated for well over a millennium, under the Romans it was called Ulcisia Castra, meaning Wolf Castle. Since the 1500s it was considered the center of the Hungarian Serb community. It is the see of the Buda Eparchy of the Serb Orthodox Church.
In the 1700s, after liberation from the Turks, Szentendre enjoyed a rebirth with mediterranean leanings, as Serbian, Dalmatian, Slovak, German and Greek newcomers moved in and lived alongside the Magyar inhabitants. The town to this day is characterised by a south european atmosphere with much baroque architecture, churches of various faiths, narrow sidestreets, and cobble-stone roads.
The Arts
Szentendre is home to the Kovács Margit Múzeum, named after renowned ceramicist Margit Kovács (1902–1977) whose ceramic statues enjoy great popularity even today and are on permanent exhibiton at the museum.
Ethnocultural Diversity
Today there are active Croat, German, Polish, and Serbian municipal minority self-governments in Szentendre.
External links
- Homepage of the City of Szentendre (Hungarian Only)
- Szentendre Homepage by Moricz Zsigmond High School (English, German, French, Hungarian)
- Kovács Margit Múzeum (Hungarian Only)
- Municipial Museum of Art - Margit Kovács Permanent Ceramics Exhibition (English)
Szentendrei szállások:
Centrum Panzió, Szentendre
Szent Andrea Panzió, Szentendre
Hotel Róz, Szentendre
