Debrecen:
Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional center of the Northern Great Plain region. During its history it was the capital of Hungary twice - in 1849 and in 1945. Debrecen offers various high-standard programmes all year round including festivals, concerts.
The programmes such as the Flower Carnival, The Carnival Week (15-21 August), the International Festival of Military Bands, the Debrecen Jazz days, the Festival of Poetry, the Spring and Autumn Festivals, the Turkey Days of Debrecen and the Béla Bartók International Competition of Choirs attract several hundred thousand visitors to the city every year.
Debrecen is home to a large university, University of Debrecen, whose main building is a widely recognized work of architecture. The university has many departments and is a major research facility in Europe. The city is the site of an important choral competition, the Bela Bartok International Choir Competition, and is a member city of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing.
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