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SzentendreSzentendre (-Hungarian, in Serbian: Sentandreja/Сентандреја) is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists. Populated for well over a millennium, under the Romans it was called Ulcisia Castra, meaning Wolf Castle. Since the 1500s it was considered the center of the Hungarian Serb community. It is the see of the Buda Eparchy of the Serb Orthodox Church. In the 1700s, after liberation from the Turk, Szentendre enjoyed a rebirth with mediterranean leanings, as Serbian, Dalmatian, Slovakian, German and Greek newcomers moved in and lived alongside the Magyar inhabitants. The town to this day is characterised by a south european atmosphere with much baroque architecture, churches of various faiths, narrow sidestreets, and cobble-stone roads. External links The Arts Szentendre is home to the Kovcs Margit Museum, named after renowned ceramicist KOVCS Margit (1902-1977) whose ceramic statues enjoy great popularity even today and are on permanent exhibiton at the museum. Kovcs Margit Mzeum (Hungarian Only) Municipial Museum of Art - Margit Kovcs Permanent Ceramics Exhibition (English) Ethnocultural Diversity Today there are active Croat, German, Polish, and Serbian municipal minority self-governments in Szentendre.
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