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i Nyíregyháza part, however, is the impressive VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
transept, with the figures of the
A vibrant university town, Nyíregyháza is a charming place four Evangelists in the bays of Practical Information
and its trio of churches and synagogue make it a great the arches. Road Map F3. * 118,000.
n Tourisztikai Információs
destination for lovers of ecclesiastical architecture. Centred R Lutheran Church Központ, Kossuth tér 1, (42) 31 07
on a large, leafy and bustling pedestrianized square, the Evangélikus templom 35. Open Open-Air Village
city, with its large population of college students, is Luther utca 1. Tel (42) 50 87 70. Museum: Apr–Sep: 10am–6pm;
particularly lively during term time. Only a short way Open 9am–5pm Mon-Fri. & donation. Oct: 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
( daily, Búza tér. _ Vidor
north of Nyíre gyháza is the spa resort of Sóstógyógyfürdő, Key at vicarage next door if locked. Festival (late Aug–early Sep).
home to one of the country’s best village museums. The largest church in the city, The vibrant Ark of Covenant at Nyíregyháza's synagogue
on its highest point, is the Transport
Lutheran Church, reflect ing Byzantine and Baroque, it was unfussy façade bear witness £ from Buda pest, Debrecen.
P Kossuth Square and the impor tance of the Refor- hit by a Soviet bomb at the to the birth of Mini malism. @ from Debre cen.
Town Hall mation in this part of Hungary end of World War II, and had to The murals on the walls inside
Városháza (see p44). Designed by the Italian be extensively rebuilt. Miracu- depicting the night sky and
Kossuth tér 1. Town Hall: (42) 52 Giuseppe Aprilis, it was built in lously, the highly ornamented biblical scenes were painted
45 01. 7 the Neo-Baroque style in 1784– iconostasis featuring St Nicholas by Pál Szalay, a local artist and activities are organized: craft
The heart of Nyíregyháza is a 6. The church entrance has four survived intact. The nearby teacher. On an outside wall a fairs, dancing and concerts.
very pleasant public square. It Neo-Classical marble columns. Bishop’s Palace holds a long plaque commemorates The Aquanus Spa and the
was completely rejuvenated Inside, the walls are adorned priceless collection of Greek the Nyíregyháza Jews killed Sóstó Zoo are also worth a visit.
by much redevelopment at with pain tings and the main Catholic religious artifacts. in the Holocaust.
the end of the 1990s and is altar, from the Greek Catholic
now pedestrianized. There are church in Máriapócs (see p257), u Synagogue Environs
statues and play areas, terraces is richly carved. Zsinagóga Opened in 1979 the Open-Air
and cafés, and even an old Mártírok tere 6. Tel (42) 41 79 39. Village Museum at Sóstó-
tramcar for children to climb E András Jósa Museum Open by appointment only, Tue–Thu. gyógyfürdő, a spa town 7 km
aboard. It is surrounded on The spectacular entrance of the Great Jósa András Múzeum & 8 7 (4 miles) north of Nyíregyháza,
three sides by colourful Catholic Church Benczúr tér 21. Tel (42) 31 57 22. Nyíregyháza’s synagogue is is famous for its beautiful rural
buildings, the most impressive Open Apr–Oct: 9am–5pm Tue–Sun; a beautifully simple building architecture. More than 50
of which is the very yellow, Neo- R Great Catholic Church Nov–Mar: 8am–4pm Tue–Sun. & whose outside walls are devoid buildings (houses, a school,
Classical Town Hall, dating from Római katolikus templom 8 Hungarian only. of any real decoration. Built in a shop, a pub, a fire station)
1842 and orig inally designed Kossuth tér 4. Tel (42) 40 96 91. Local painter Gyula Benczúr and 1924–32 to the plans of Lipót represent the regional styles. Inside a house at the Open-Air Village
by Károly Benkó. The low balcony Open 6am–6:30pm daily (to 6pm writer Gyula Krúdy star at this Baumhorn, its straight lines and In summer, a wide range of Museum at Sóstógyógyfürdő
that is its outstanding feature Oct–Apr). 7 fascinating museum, named
today was added 30 years later, This red-brick Catholic church after András Jósa, a wealthy
during a face-lift carried out in was built in 1902–4. Designed local scientist who owned the Nyíregyháza City Centre SÓSTÓGYÓGYFÜRDŐ
1871. On the other side of the by local architect Virgil Nagy, building. Born in Nyíregyháza in 1 Kossuth Square and Town Hall Market VASVÁRI PÁL UTCA
square is the forget-me-not its twin bell towers reflect the 1844, Benczúr spent little of his 2 Great Catholic Church KOSSUTH UTCA
blue, early Secessionist Corona steep wooden bell towers life here, although the museum 3 Lutheran Church BUZA TÉR R ÁKÓCZI U T C A VAY Á D Á M K Ö R Ú T
Hotel, designed by Ignác common on older churches in honours him with a permanent 4 András Jósa Museum OKTÓBER 23.
Alpár and opened in 1895. The the northern part of the Great exhibition devoted to his life 5 Greek Catholic Church and TÉR JÓKAI
building does, however, look Plain. The plain interior of the and work (note that most of his Bishop’s Palace Ú J U T C A MARTIROK TÉR
TERE
far better from the out side church is lit by the stained-glass paintings are in The Hungarian 6 Synagogue
than from within. windows. The most beautiful National Gallery in Budapest, Synagogue County HŐSÖK D Ó Z S A G Y Ö R G Y U T C A
Hall
TERE
see pp62–3). Krúdy, famous SZABADSAG
TÉR
the world over for his novel The V Í Z U T C A
Adventures of Sinbad (1918), was S Í P U T C A E GY H ÁZ U T C A
a chronicler of Buda pest. The Zsigmond
Móricz
museum displays all his first Town Library
editions, newspaper articles Greek Catholic Church Hall KOSSUTH Great
and Bishop’s Palace
and other memorabilia. TÉR Catholic
B E T H L EN G Á B O R U TCA Church
KÁLVIN B OC S KA I U T CA
R Greek Catholic Church TÉR ZRÍNYI UTCA
& Bishop’s Palace
Görög Katolikus templom és L U THE R U T CA
Egyházművészeti Gyűjtemény S ZÍ N H Á Z UT C A BESSENYEI ORSZÁGZÁSZLÓ SZENT ISTVA N UTCA
Bethlen Gábor utca 5. Tel (42) 50 00 06. TÉR TÉR
Open 8am–4pm Mon–Fri (get key 0 metres 200 Nyírvíz ISK O LA UT C A LUTHER
TÉR
from Sacristy next door). & museum. M ALOM U T CA Palota
0 yards 200 S ZÉCHENYI UTCA Lutheran
This eclectic Greek Catholic KÜ R T Church
church was designed and built Bus Station BENCZUR András Jósa S Z A R VA S UT C A UTCA DEBRECEN
Museum
700 m (770 yards)
by Vojtovits and Baczó, and TÉR
Kossuth Square, and the yellow Neo-Classical town hall completed in 1897. Combining Train Station
1.2 km (0.7 miles)
For hotels and restaurants see pp264–269 and pp276–285 For keys to map symbols see back flap
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