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Szentendre (-Hungarian,
in Serbian: Sentandreja) is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the
capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists.
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. It is the see of the Buda Eparchy of the Serb
Orthodox Church.
In the 1700s, after liberation from the Turk,
Szentendre enjoyed a rebirth with mediterranean leanings, as Serbian,
Dalmatian, Slovakian, German and Greek newcomers moved in and lived
alongside the Magyar inhabitants. The town to this day is characterised by a
south european atmosphere with much baroque architecture, churches of
various faiths, narrow sidestreets, and cobble-stone roads.
The Arts
Szentendre is home to the Kovács Margit Museum, named after renowned
ceramicist KOVÁCS Margit (1902-1977) whose ceramic statues enjoy great
popularity even today and are on permanent exhibiton at the museum.
Ethnocultural Diversity
Today there are active Croatian, German, Polish, and Serbian municipal
minority self-governments in Szentendre.
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