ICF Flatwater Racing World Cup Szeged

The Hungarian Canoe Federation is pleased to invite you to come to Szeged again to compete at the ICF Flatwater Racing World Cup in May, 2007. Having staged the world championships in 2006 with great success the Hungarian Canoe Federation is anxious to host another senior event of flatwater kayaking and canoeing.

Szeged is the fourth largest city of Hungary and the capital of Csongrád county. It is situated near the southern border of Hungary, just to the south of the mouth of the Maros River, on both banks of the Tisza River. A large part of the town lies on the right bank, while Újszeged (New Szeged), a suburban district of residential homes and parks, is on the left bank of the river.

Szeged is the cultural and economic center of South-Eastern Hungary, and a thriving university town, also famous for its open-air theater. The city center is marked by the medieval Tower of St. Demetrius and the stately twin spires of the Votive Church. This cathedral was built in the first decades of our century to commemorate the revival of the city after the devastating flood of the river Tisza in 1879.

By Hungarian standards, Szeged is a large city, with a population of 177,000. The climate is very favorable; the mean temperature is about 11 °C (52F), somewhat higher than in the rest of the country. Szeged is sometimes called the City of Sunshine as there is an average of 2,000 hours of sunshine annually.