Szentendre

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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	43.83 km² (16.9 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	23,554
- Density	537.39/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. 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

[edit] History

Populated for well over a millennium, under the Romans it was called Ulcisia Castra, meaning Wolf Castle. Since the 1500s it was considered the center of the Hungarian Serb community. At one point it had as many as eight Serbian Orthodox church buildings and 3 chapels, and only one each Roman-Catholic and Evangelical. It is still the see of the Buda Diocese of the Serb Orthodox Church.

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. 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.

[edit] 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