Discover Debrecen by Hire Car
About 50 kilometres from the Romanian border, amidst the beautiful landscape of the Hungarian Puszta, lies the extremely interesting city of Debrecen.
Over several centuries it distinguished itself mainly by its exceptional diplomatic skills in negotiating with foreign occupiers, which saved it from many a disaster and preserved its sovereignty.
History of Debrecen
So Debrecen defied three different ruling houses at once in the 16th century. On the one hand, it bought its autonomy by paying tribute to the conquerors of the Ottoman Empire, and even still managed to take advantage of the tense situation with the neighbouring Catholic strongholds of the Transylvanians and the Habsburgs.
The tolerant attitude quickly turned Debrecen into the medieval metropolis of the Calvinists and was called “Calvinist Rome”.
Although Hungary’s second-largest city, with a population of about 200,000, was nearly destroyed during World War II, some beautiful buildings steeped in history remain.
Sights in Debrecen
Including today’s landmark of Debrecen, the Reformed Great Church with 3000 seats in the classicist style from 1819 and the St. Anna Cathedral from 1746.
The memorial library with more than 500,000 volumes, some of them very valuable, is also well worth seeing. It is the largest ecclesiastical book collection in Hungary.
Every year on August 20, Debrecen is transformed into a veritable sea of flowers. Then the fabulous “Flower Carnival” with its magnificently decorated floats attracts thousands of visitors to the city.
Because Debrecen is very spacious, and especially the surrounding countryside with the beautiful Puszta attracts, it is recommended to discover the region with a hire car.
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