Feb 4, 2025 | Expats & Locals Insights
The English adaptation is based on the original article published on dehir.hu. The director of MODEM, Katalin Vizi, who enjoyed national recognition as an artistic director and collection coordinator, arrived in Debrecen with big plans. Since then, without...
Jan 15, 2025 | Expats & Locals Insights
On January 22, Hungary commemorates an important event in its cultural history: the Day of Hungarian Culture. This day is dedicated to honouring the profound impact of the poet Ferenc Kölcsey, whose passion for the Hungarian language and national identity has...
Dec 4, 2024 | Expats & Locals Insights
By Lindsay Nash Lindsay Nash is an American writer and marketing specialist living in Debrecen. Email her at lindsaynash@yahoo.com. I can’t say with certainty whether it was the moment I stepped, astounded, into the stunning turquoise library of the Reformed...
Dec 2, 2024 | Expats & Locals Insights
By Lindsay Nash Lindsay Nash is an American writer and marketing specialist living in Debrecen. Email her at lindsaynash@yahoo.com. While Hungary’s second-largest city is known for its religious history (even dubbed “the Calvinist Rome”), Debrecen also boasts a...
Oct 18, 2024 | Expats & Locals Insights
Today, I’m discussing some of the top challenges I faced when I moved to Debrecen (in Hungary) and, as a bonus, how I overcame them. So, grab your coffee, sit back, and let’s get into it! All right, challenge number one: the Hungarian language. The Hungarian...
Oct 2, 2024 | Expats & Locals Insights
“Cívis város” (“cívis city”) is the distinctive name of the great market towns of the Great Plain. These towns obtained or approached the “Free Royal Towns” status, but their citizens mainly consisted of peasant farmers. Debrecen is often used as a synonym for “Cívis...
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