Mezőtúr

Mezőtúr is a town of 16,000 people (2018) in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

Understand

Large herds of cattle are reared on the communal lands, which are productive also of wheat, rapeseed and maize. Several well-attended fairs are held here annually.

Tourinform Office: Kossuth tér 1.; ☏ +36 56 550-637

Get in

By train

There are daily trains between Mezőtúr and Szolnok, Mezőtúr and Orosháza-Mezőhegyes, and it is on the important Budapest Keleti-Szolnok-Békéscsaba-Lőkösháza railway line with daily trains to Budapest, among others. Mezőtúr railway station is on the northern edge of the city centre.

By car

It is easiest to reach by road on the main road 46, from Törökszentmiklós and the main road 4, and from the central parts of Gyomaendrőd and Békés counties. It is connected to Túrkeve by road 4202.

Get around

See

Mezőtúri Reformed Great Church (1792, rebuilt 1843 to 1845)
Újváros Presbyterian Church (1894-1896, Neo-Gothic)
Roman Catholic Church (1817-1824, Classic Style)
Lutheran Church (1926, Eclectic)
Old Synagogue (Exhibit Hall, 1830, Classical)
City Hall (1928, Eclectic)
Barracks Firefighter (1927)
Petofi house; Albrecht mansion
Turi Pottery Museum
Badár Memorial Room and Pottery Art House
46.9445820.668661 Peres Folk House (Peresi Tájház). Tu-Su 10:00-17:00. Built in 1902 steam-powered pumping station, the Koros Valley nature reserve of fauna and flora of the presentation. (updated Dec 2021)
Local History Collection.

Do

Mezőtúr City Beach and Indoor Swimming Pool

Events

End of August - Dragon Boat Racing
August 20th - St. Stephen's Day Celebration, Harvest Parade
August 20th - National Zither and Folk Dance Gala
Last weekend in August - Tur Fair^{[dead link]}
mid-August - Mezőtúr Arts Days^{[dead link]} ('arTur' festival)
East Fest music festival, Municipal swimming pool. Late July. Hip-hop and electronic music. Campsite available. (updated Dec 2021)
End of September - Hungarian Folk Tale Day - Storytelling Competition
Mid October - Feast of zither
End of October - Demetrius day's Folksong Singing Competition
End of November - National Championship Wing Chun
December - Children and Youth Zither bands Meeting
December 30th - New Year's Running Competition

Buy

Pottery has a long tradition in Mezőtúr . Today’s potters also preserve local traditions.

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Sleep

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