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Fun fact 2 about Debrecen

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In 1849, Debrecen briefly served as the capital of Hungary during the revolutionary government.

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Debrecen

Hungary

Country
Hungary
Population
202.0K
Coordinates
47.53, 21.63
810th most populous city in the world

Debrecen is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and it is one of the Hungarian people's most important cultural centres.

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