Debrecen (hun)

Debrecen

Debrecen ranks 873rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oulu, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and Passaic, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Debrecen include Imre Lakatos, Magda Szabó, and Miklós Németh. Memorable people who died in Debrecen include Mihály Csokonai. Debrecen has been the birth place of many writers and athletes and the death place of many writers. Debrecen is located in Hungary.

Debrecen is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres. Debrecen was also the capital city of Hungary during the revolution in 1848–1849. During the revolution, the dethronement of the Habsburg dynasty was declared in the Reformed Great Church. The city also served as the capital of Hungary by the end of World War II in 1944–1945. It is home to the University of Debrecen. Read more on Wikipedia