Szolnok district

Szolnok district is a rural area in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. The city of 1 Szolnok is covered in a separate article.

Get in

See Szolnok#Get in.

See

Martfű

• 1 Martfű (Marthfew) (trains from Szolnok, Szentes (two hourly), by bus well connected). St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church (1993-96, based on Gabor Marosi plans); Historic Mansion Hotel; Community Centre and Library; Local History Exhibition (showing the history of the local shoe factory); City Hall (1993-96, St. Stephen's Square); Reformed Church (1993-96). 

Tiszavárkony

• 2 Tiszavárkony (by train: Szolnok–Kiskunfélegyháza). Virgin Mary Catholic Church (1728, single nave, Baroque), Reformed Church (1814-1816, neoclassic and late Baroque). recreation park, Art House. 

Újszász

• 3 Újszász (by train: Budapest, Szolnok (hourly, both)). Orczy Mansion and its protected Mansion Park (Was built around 1830 in the classic style. Its builder was George Orczy. Address: Akácfa u.); Orczy Mansion (Built in the late 1880s, eclectic style. Its builder was Andor Orczy. Address: Abonyi út 1); Saint Stephen Roman Catholic Church (1807, late baroque style, converted in 1885, neo-Romanesque form); Reformed belfry (1949). 

Do

• In Martfű: Thermal Spa Tourist Centre (with swimming pool and camping); boating lake; Tisa floodplain
• Újszász has several events:
  • 1st weekend of May: May Festival
  • Midsummer Night (June): bacon frying
  • Sep: Újszász City Day and 'Sea' (maize) Cavalcade and Traditions Concourse
  • Aug: Újszászi Farewell (St. Stephen's Day Feast)

Sleep

• In Tiszavárkony: there is a hotel, apartments, camping and a couple of guesthouses.