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Coordinates: 47°42′16″N 19°04′07″E / 47.70440, 19.06858
Szentendre
Szentendre Location of Szentendre
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
Area
- Total	43. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hungary is subdivided administratively into 20 regions which are the 19 counties ( megyék, singular megye) and the capital city ( főváros) Pest County (pɛʃt is a County ( megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1077300 (2003 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 83 km² (16. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	23,554
- Density	537. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 39/km² (1,391. 8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2000
Area code(s)	26

Photo of Szentendre's "Fő tér" (Main Square)

Main Square

Szentendre (Medieval Latin: Sankt Andrae; Serbian: Сентандреја, Sentandreja; German: Sankt Andrä; Slovak: Senondrej; Croatian: Sentandrija) is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city of Budapest. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the Liturgical language of the medieval Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Pest County (pɛʃt is a County ( megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1077300 (2003 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Szentendre is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy rail and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest and there are many shops and restaurants catering for these visitors.

1 History
2 The arts
3 Ethnocultural diversity
4 See also
5 External links
6 Notes
7 Gallery

History

Populated for well over a millennium, under the Romans it was called Ulcisia Castra, meaning Wolf Castle. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Since the 1500s it was considered the center of the Hungarian Serb community. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, At one point it had as many as eight Serbian Orthodox church buildings and 3 chapels, and only one each Roman-Catholic and Evangelical. The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the It is still the see of the Buda Diocese of the Serb Orthodox Church. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the

In the 1700s, after liberation from the Turks, Szentendre enjoyed a rebirth with Mediterranean leanings, as Serbian, Croatian, Slovakian, German and Greek newcomers moved in and lived alongside the Magyar inhabitants. The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older European Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. According to the 1720 data, 88% of the population of the town were South Slavs (mostly Serbs, but also some South Slavic Catholics). ^[1] The town to this day is characterised by a south European atmosphere with much baroque architecture, churches of various faiths, narrow sidestreets, and cobblestone roads. Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical Cobblestones are stones that were frequently used in the pavement of early Streets "Cobblestone" is derived from the very old English word "cob"

The arts

Szentendre has been the home of many generations of Hungarian artists since early 20th century. There are many museums and contemporary galleries representing the rich traditions of the visual art.

List of art museums:

Margit Anna - Imre Ámos Collection
Jenö Barcsay Collection
Béla Czóbel Museum
Károly Ferenczy Museum
János Kmetty Museum
Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection
Lajos Vajda Museum
Szentendre Gallery
Gallery of the Artists' Colony
ArtMill [1]

List of contemporary galleries:

Aktív Art Gallery
Gallery Erdész
Mûhely Gallery
Palmetta Design Gallery
ArtUnio Gallery[2]
Vajda Lajos Studio

Ethnocultural diversity

Today there are active Croat, German, Polish, and Serbian municipal minority self-governments in Szentendre. Margit Anna born Margit Sichermann (1913 - 1991 was a twentieth century Hungarian painter. Imre Ámos (1907 Nagykálló &ndash 1944 or 1945 Germany) was a twentieth century Hungarian Jewish painter. Béla Czóbel (1883-1976 was a Hungarian painter. Biography He was a student of Béla Iványi Grünwald in the Nagybánya free Hungarian Painter (1908 Zalaegerszeg - 1941 Budakeszi) He was a student of István Csók at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1927-30 Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland.

External links

Notes

^ Dr. The Serbs are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2001 census there were 7350 Serbs in Hungary or 0 Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 2, Novi Sad, 1990.

Gallery

	Castlechurch	Downtown	"Centrum"
Main Square	Szentendre from a bird's eye view

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