Püspökladány is the sixth largest town of Hajdú-Bihar county in North Eastern Hungary with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southwest of Debrecen at the juncture of three regions: Sárrét, Hortobágy and Nagykunság.
It is an important transportation hub at the junction of national highway 4 from Budapest to Záhony, and national highway No. 42 from Romania to Biharkeresztes. The town is served by four different rail lines.
Points of interest
- Püspökladány Spa : its tourist attraction is the spa of regional significance (2004) and the natural values of its surroundings. Medicinal waters rivals the Hajdúszoboszló thermal water . Its water was classified as medicinal water in 1987 , effective against chronic arthritis and degenerative spinal and joint lesions. It is used to treat nerve pain, inflammation, muscle aches, chronic skin conditions, and certain types of vasoconstriction.
Due to the endowments of the city, it is favorable for anglers, hunters, those who like carting and even horseback riding.
- Among the natural values, the Experimental Station of the Forestry Research Institute and the Wolf Island Arboretum , which was founded in 1924 primarily for research on afforestation of saline soils, are noteworthy. A unique natural attraction is the saline forest.
- Ferenc Karacs Museum
- The most notable attraction of the Ágota-puszta nature reserve belonging to the city is the renovated monumental wooden bridge crossing the Hortobágy-Berettyó canal.
- MÁV station under monument protection
- Petőfi Sándor Primary School building
- City Court and Prosecution Building
- Reformed Church
- Catholic Church ( István Medgyaszay )
- Construction of the radar station began in 1975 by the Air Traffic and Airport Directorate (LRI) 4 km northwest of Püspökladány. Long – range radar 1980 . has been serving civil aviation continuously since 25 April .
Sculptures, public works
- St. Stephen’s Monument, by Lajos Győrfi
- 1848 monument, created by Lajos Győrfi
- Darvak decorative fountain, by Lajos Győrfi
- The work of Prince St. Imre, Ede Harkányi
- Monument to the victims of World War I, by Géza Horváth
- A II. Monument to the Victims of World War II, by Lajos Győrfi
- Togetherness, Embracing Sculptures, by István Borsos
- Bridge, by Annu Eklund
- Mosztári bridge, by Sándor Sebestyén
- Inclusion, by Antoni Gaberre
- Fischamend watchtower, by Matza Hertiann
- Mother with her child, the work of László Gömbös
- The work of Ádám, Lajos Győrfi
- The work of Saint Florian, Lajos Győrfi
- 1956 memorial stone, the work of Lajos Győrfi
- The work of the girl picking flowers, Bálint Józsa
- The work of Ferenc Karacs, Lajos Győrfi
- The work of Pál Petri, Lajos Győrfi