Further South, at the confluence of the Maros, and the Tisza, lies Szeged, the largest town of the Alfold, and the second largest town of Hungary. It is an ancient city, and some ruins of its old fortress still exist; it was destroyed by a terrible flood in 1879, but since then, has been completely reconstructed. Szechenyi Square, one of the largest squares that exist, and several magnificent boulevards, give it the aspect of a large city. Some fine public buildings (the Town-hall, the Theatre, the Synagogue, etc.) and a number of beautiful statues (Rakoczi, Szechenyi, Vasarhelyi, Ludwig Tisza, Kossuth, Klauzal, etc.) Ornament these squares; good schools and educational institutes make it an important intellectual centre, and the Museum contains many interesting objects. Business and industries are also very prosperous. Further South still, in the centre of the fertile country, called Bacska, lies the populous town Szabadka, with a magnificent town-hall in Hungarian style, built in 1912, from the plans of Jakab and Komor. Its well-regulated squares have a singular appearance, owing to the presence of numerous Servians, who form the majority of the population. In the environs lies the Palics Lake, with good bathing establishments.

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Adapted from Illustrated Description of Hungary and its Capital