Szécsény

Center of the Szécsény district, favored tourist destination.

POPULATION

6 000

ACCESSIBILITY

ROADS: M2, ROUTE 2 AND ROUTE 22 AND M3, ROUTE 21, ROAD 2122 AND FROM SLOVAKIA THROUGH THE KATALIN BRIDGE OF PÖSTÉNYPUSZTA AND THE MADÁCH BRIDGE OF RÁRÓSPUSZTA.

RAILROAD: RAILWAY 78

LOCAL TRANSPORT

TO THE TRANSPORT HUBS OF THE SURROUNDING TOWNS AND VILLAGES

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SZÉCSÉNY AND ITS REGION

SPECIALISTS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

2 INDUSTRIAL EMLOYERS

SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES A FURNITURE MANUFACTURER AND A PACKAGING MACHINERY MANUFACTURER

Economy

Szécsény has two larger industrial employers, several construction companies, a furniture manufacturer, a packaging machine manufacturer and one fruit juice production plant, and Hungarian-owned international coffee company has already been established.

1 NURSERY, 1 KINDERGARTEN

2 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

A HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL

ART SCHOOL

Education

The town has a nursery, kindergarten, two primary schools and a high school, an agricultural trade school and an art school.

KUBINYI FERENC MUSEUM

FIRE TOWER

THE CASTLE OF SZÉCSÉNY

FRANCISCAN TEMPLE AND MONASTERY

Culture

There are several significant cultural treasures in the town, including two national monuments, the Franciscan Church and Monastery and Kubinyi Ferenc Museum with a 10 hectares large castle garden. There are several sights to see, like the fire tower, the ruins of the Szécsény castle, the Dungeon bastion and an enclosed settlement, Benczúrfalva, where the tomb of Benzcúr Gyula is located, and his former mansion that is to be restored.

4 FISHING SPOTS

Sport

Szécsény is a fishing paradise with its four excellent fishing spots, the Castle Garden Lake, the romantic Ipoly river, the Gravel Pit lake, and the Robinson islands.