Kiskunfelegyhaza Attractions 
Kiskunfélegyháza lies in the heart of the region between the Danube and Tisza rivers and is the historical center of Little Cumania. Having been laid waste by the Turks in the 16th C, it was 1774 before the town flourished once more; in that year it was granted its municipal charter and thenceforth developed into a thriving commercial town with increasing industry.
This historical area of land between the Danube and the Tisza on the Hungarian Plain was named after the Turkish-speaking nomadic people, the Cumans, who originally came from the steppes of southern Russia.
Driven out by the Mongols in the early 13th C, Cuman tribes found their way on to the Hungarian Plain and, after being converted to Christianity, gradually became integrated with the Magyars. In the 19th C, Little Cumania (Kiskunság) became one of the major agricultural regions and earned the name of "The Fruit Garden of Hungary". Most of the people are still engaged in agriculture, although in the late 1960s oil and natural gas were discovered here and the chemical, plastic and textile industries became attracted to Little Cumania.
This historical area of land between the Danube and the Tisza on the Hungarian Plain was named after the Turkish-speaking nomadic people, the Cumans, who originally came from the steppes of southern Russia.
Driven out by the Mongols in the early 13th C, Cuman tribes found their way on to the Hungarian Plain and, after being converted to Christianity, gradually became integrated with the Magyars. In the 19th C, Little Cumania (Kiskunság) became one of the major agricultural regions and earned the name of "The Fruit Garden of Hungary". Most of the people are still engaged in agriculture, although in the late 1960s oil and natural gas were discovered here and the chemical, plastic and textile industries became attracted to Little Cumania.
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Kiskunfélegyháza Town Hall
Kiskunfélegyháza's Town Hall is a lovely 1911 art nouveau building by József Vass, thought to be one of the finest of its kind in Hungary.
Church of Our Lady
The Baroque church of Our Lady, built in 1744-52, has Rococo side-altars and pulpit, as well as an 18th C plait style font. The old tower collapsed and was replaced by a new one in 1770.
Swan House
Between 1820 and 1830 the father of the great Hungarian writer Sándor Petofi was the landlord of an inn in the Classical building. Today it is an arts center. Although he spent his childhood here, Sandor Petofi was in fact born in Kiskorös, 30km (19mi.) west of Kiskunfélegyháza.
