Visitors to Szentes can enjoy a truly enriching cultural experience by attending a current performance at the József Tóth Theater and Vigadó. However, the building’s unparalleled beauty is sure to impress not only theatergoers but also architecture enthusiasts. The Petőfi...
On 29 March 1937, the oak tree was planted in front of the Civic Girls’ School, later Petőfi Primary School, in honour of wrestler Márton Lőrincz, who was made an honorary citizen of the town following his victory at the...
You must have already seen many libraries, but none like the one in Szentes. What makes this exceptionally beautiful Art Nouveau building unique is that it was once a synagogue. It acquired its current function following a major renovation. Its...
The Kurca breaks away from the Tisza below the Körös estuary and winds its way for 15 km through Szentes and its outskirts. It was given its name during the Ottoman period. It is a popular spot for dog walkers,...
“The Island of Adventures” Where, alongside adventure pools, slides, playgrounds and tennis courts, a peaceful green space awaits visitors. In 1953, the National Nature Conservation Council designated Széchenyi Grove as a local nature conservation area. Today, the Grove is a...
On the northern side of Kossuth Square stands one of Szentes’s most significant listed buildings, the early classicist Reformed Church (1808–1826). The lower part of its tower with a fire-watch circular balcony was built in 1774. The church is one...
Adjacent to Kossuth Square is the slightly smaller, regularly landscaped Erzsébet Square. It was formerly known as Holy Trinity Square, named after the Holy Trinity statue erected on its western side in 1886.
Szentes’s first artesian well was drilled almost 140 years ago The water source, opened in 1886, was complemented a year later by a group of statues brought from France. This work of unparalleled beauty graced the town’s main square until...
Where culture and entertainment meet. Szentes’s main square, in the heart of the town, hosts various festivals, events and fairs, and from here you can also step straight into the József Koszta Museum; the Great Reformed Church is also located...
This beautiful bridge connects Széchenyi Grove with Liget Street. In 1982, our town hosted the National Esperanto Peace Meeting, and the bridge, built in 1981, was named in honour of this event. Almost four decades later, in 2019, it was...
