The third biggest city in Hungary, Szeged is home to around 165,000 people (a big city by Hungarian standards) 10,000 of whom are students at Szeged's prestigious higher education institutions. Szeged is mostly Catholic.
The climate is very favorable. Szeged is well known for its hot, sunny summers with temperatures ranging between 25-35 °C, while the winters are usually mild with occasional cold spells. The mean temperature is around 52 °F, somewhat higher than in the rest of the country. Szeged gets an average of 2,000 hours of sunshine each year (that's 83.5 days daylight). No wonder its often called the City of Sunshine.
Local industry is reputed for food processing and production. Szeged is especially famous for its two most prominent agricultural products: the Pick brand salami , and one of the most distinctive Hungarian spices: the paprika . The paprika gets it's red color and divine flavor from an extended exposure to sunlight, which makes Szeged the ideal place to grow this spice. Textiles, oil and natural gas processing, clothing production are also significant.
Theaters, cinemas, clubs, riverside swimming pools and sport grounds provide plenty of possibilities for recreation. There are several large parks and a famous botanical garden to stroll through. Fine restaurants are scattered all over Szeged including various national cuisines: Greek, Chinese, Italian and Arabic. Public transportation in the form of streetcars, trolleybuses and buses is so good that you can virtually reach every corner of Szeged.
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