Debrecen touristic, cultural, educational, sports and economic

centre

Some major events

of Debrecen s
history
Antiquity: Debrecens
surrounding already
populated
1235: the name of the
settlement first
appeared in written
documents

Antiquity

1361: received the

privilage of an
oppidum

1693

1405: received the

privilege of a markettown
1538: foundation of the
Calvinist College

1361

11th April, 1693:

Debrecen became a
free royal town
Capital of Hungary in
1848-49 and 1944

1538

Debrecens
coat of arms

Debrecen
the Calvinist Rome

1912: foundation of the

University of Debrecen
Debrecen
the Calvinist Rome

Accessibility of Debrecen
Highways No. 33, 35,

KASSA
fel

Tornyosnmeti

POZSONY,
PRGA fel

IV.

BCS
fel

Gyr

M9

Tatabnya

Polgr

Eger

GRC
fel

M8

Veszprm

Lelle

M44

ARAD
fel

M5

M9

Szeged

M43

Szekszrd

Kaposvr

IV

Baja

Mohcs
Pcs

Rszke

BELGRD
fel

HR
Ilocska

M56
SZARAJEV
fel

V/C

X/A

YU

Nagylak

TEMESVR,
BUKAREST
fel

western motorway-ring
road by 2009
Debrecen-Oradea
connection

Bkscsaba

Kiskunflegyhza

M6

M70
ZGRB Letenye
fel

RO
NAGYVRAD,
KOL OZ SVR
fel

M8
Kecskemt

M7

Motorway M3

M4

Szolnok

IV

Zalaegerszeg
Bszgyrgy
Nagykanizsa

M4

Szkesfehrvr

Rbafzes

Debrecen

M0

Dunajvros

LJUBJANA,
TRIESZT
fel

M35

BUDAPEST

M81

Szombathely

M3
Nyregyhza

M3

Vc

M1

M86

V/A

M2

Duna

Emd

Fzesabony
Sopron

SLO

M30

M25
Parassapuszta

M15

LVOV, KIJEV
fel

Tisza

Miskolc

SK

UA

4,
international
highway E573 and
Hungarian highways
no. 47 and 48 provide
road access to
Slovakia, the Ukraine
and Serbia-Montenegro
by way of border
stations open 24 hours
a day,

Helsinki folyosk
autplya
autt
pl autt

Debrecen serves as an
ideal point of departure
for commercial and
business relationships
in Slovakia, the Ukraine
and Romania

Accessibility of Debrecen
Airport Debrecen

Charter flights to Corfu, Greece

New charter flights to
Kreta, Greece
Tivat, Montenegro
Rhodos, Greece
Zakynthos, Greece
Mallorca, Spain
Moscow, Russia
Antalya, Turkey
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Burgasz, Bulgaria
Monastir, Tunesia
Dresden, Germany
Leipzig, Germany

The airport of Debrecen

is of regional
importance.
The 2,500 meter-long
and 40 meter-wide
runway,
situated only 8 kms
from Debrecen,
is suitable for receiving
all kinds of aircraft
used in aviation,
except for Concorde.
The airport has all the
necessary technical
apparatus and
equipment
to serve the aircraft
and run the airport,
as well as a reception
building
to handle international
passenger traffic.
The airport is
equipped with ILS.
The airport is
Hungarys second
biggest terminal with
more than 40,000
passengers (2006).

Debrecen - touristic, cultural, educational, sports and economic centre

The second
largest city
of Hungary
residents
of Debrecen:
204,737,
population living in
Debrecen: 211,849
of its vicinity:
400.000
(January 1, 2007)

DEBRECEN
DEBRECEN

More than 20 % of
enterprises of the
region operate in
Debrecen,
23 % of white collar
workers of the
region live in the
city,
50 % of students of
the region study at
the University of
Debrecen

Debrecen - touristic centre

Debrecen is one
of the cultural
centres of
Hungary
Major cultural
programmes:
-Bla Bartk
International Choir
Contest,
International
Military Band
Festival,
Spring and Autumn
Festivals and Art
Exhibition,
Literature Days,
National and
International
Childrens Folk
Dance Festival,
National Summer
Art Exhibition,
Jazz Days,
Beer Festival,
Christmas Art
Auction,
Flower Festival

Debrecen - touristic centre

Aquaticum Mediterranean Adventure Centre

Aquaticum
Mediterranean
Adventure Centre
7 different slides
4 children slides
a wave pool
a climbing wall
jacuzzis
2 cave baths
2 slow river pools
a geyser
different massages
mushroomand neck showers
sauna centre:
2 Finnish saunas
2 steam chambers
a cooling bath
resting beds
a drink bar
Aquaticum
Debrecen Thermal &
Wellness
Hotel****:
conference halls,
air-conditioned
rooms,
Aqua restaurant.

Debrecen - touristic centre

Klcsey Convention
Centre
The 2nd largest
venue for
conferences,
concerts and
exhibitions in
Hungary

Klcsey Convention Centre

- a conference hall
with a capacity of
750 to 1150
persons,
two ball rooms
for 350 persons
each,
- eight lecture
rooms
for 100 people,
transformable into
ballrooms or
exhibition halls.
(Hotel Lycium****)
a hotel with 88
double rooms
and 4 apartments,
- a restaurant,
a caf,
an underground
parking garage.

Debrecen - cultural centre

MODEM
Centre for Modern
Arts
A new 3-storeyed
museum on
4600 m2,
of which 2600 m2
for exhibitions.

MODEM

Leonardo da Vinci
exhibition in 2007
(only in Debrecen,
Tokyo and Florence)

Debrecen - cultural centre

Museum and
Library of the
Calvinist College
A world-famous
Bible collection in
250 languages
600,000 volumes
with curiosities

Calvinist College

Dri Museum
the Munkcsy
trilogy

Munkcsy trilogy
Dri Museum

Debrecen - cultural centre

Csokonai Theatre

Vojtina Puppet
Theatre
Csokonai Theatre

Debrecen - educational centre

University of
Debrecen
The most
comprehensive
among
Hungarian
universities

University of Debrecen

It has the broadest

range
of faculties
including arts,
humanities and
social
sciences,
music, natural
sciences,
law, economics,
agriculture,
theology,
technology,
medicine and public
health,
and information
technology.
~30,000 students

Debrecen - sports centre

The Athletic
Stadium
2001 IAAF-Westel
Youth
Championships
in Athletics
July 2007
Athletic Stadium, 2001
IAAF International
Elite Training
Centre
from 2003

Debrecen - sports centre

Fnix Hall, 2002

Fnix Hall
It has already
hosted
world sports
events:
World
Championships
in Gymnastics, 2002
European
Championships
in Aerobics, 2003
World
Championship
in Ice Hockey, 2004
European
Championship
in Women Handball,
2004
World
Championship
in Ice Hockey, 2005
European
Championships
in Gymnastics, 2005
European
Championship
in Judo, 2006

Debrecen - sports centre

A 50-meter public
indoor swimming
pool
for the European
Short Course
Swimming
Championships held
in December 2007

Indoor swimming pool, 2006

Ice Hall
the only icehall
in the region
operates
11 months a year

Ice Hall, 2004

Debrecen economic centre

Debrecen Regional
and Innovational
Industrial
Park
Size: 40 ha + 16 ha
National
Instruments Ltd
(10 ha, 800
employees),
FAG Automative Ltd
(12 ha, 750
employees),
Bumet Hungary Ltd
(2 ha, 80
employees),
LB Knauf Hungria
Ltd
(1,5 ha, 30
employees),
Hungarotech Ltd,
DIP Invest Ltd.
.
.
.

Debrecen economic centre

New service
centres
Ygomi
(260 people)
BT
(by the end of
2007:
100 people)
IT Services
Hungary Ltd.
(a member of TSystems
group)
(by the end of
2007:
100 people)
The Gem
(by the end of
2007: 200 people)

Debrecen economic centre

Airport Debrecen
Business Park
Land area: 85 ha
From a logistical
point of view,
it is a perfect
location alongside
the 2x2-lane
Highway 47.
Highway no. 4
going to the
Ukraine
is also nearby and
the park will also
have direct access
to the ring-road
currently under
construction around
Debrecen.
Also an important
factor is the
immediate vicinity
of Airport Debrecen.

Development Pole of Debrecen

Knowledge
Centres
Genomnanotech
Diagnostical
Regional University
Knowledge Centre,
AgriculturalInnovational
Knowledge Centre,

University of Debrecen

Pharmapolis
Knowledge Centre,
IT Knowledge
Centre,
ACCENT Knowledge
Centre,
Human Resource
Development and
Business
Knowledge Centre

New developments

Debrecen Forum
and Market - hall
A state-of-the-art
market-hall
a new
entertainment
centre
a hypermarket

Debrecen Forum and Market - hall

cinemas
A centre for
children
a city history centre
a gastronomy
centre
a block of offices
Development of
theatres
A theatre of
9-10 000m
with 300-350 seats

New developments

New hotels and

a wellness centre
More than 2,000
hotel rooms within
2 years
Hotels with 4 or 5
stars in the downtown, in the most
beautiful part of
Debrecen (Great
Forest) and 10 km
away from
Debrecen
(Erdspuszta)
Hotel
Arbortum*****

Hotel Divinus*****

Selective waste management programme in Hajd-Bihar county

Selective waste
management
program in HajdBihar County
With the cooperation of
72 settlements of
Hajd-Bihar county

HAJDBSZRMNY

DEBRECEN

Total cost:
18.738.000 Eur
ISPA assistance:
14.053.000 Eur

Sewage disposal and

cleaning system in
Debrecen and its
surroundings
With the cooperation of
Debrecen, Jzsa, Pallag,
Ebes, Mikeprcs, Srnd
and Hajdsmson

BERETTYJFAL

Total cost:
88.480.000 Eur
ISPA assistance:
51.320.000 Eur

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