Szelevény: A landscape shaped by the Körös

Szelevény lies in a landscape shaped by the Körös: the town centre is on a rise beside a former Körös river channel that has been cut off from the river. The combination of an elevated settlement centre and a river landscape gives the town a clear focus for holiday planning. If you are looking for a holiday rental, you can first consider whether a stay among floodplains, meadows and river channels fits your travel plans. This can help families with different interests answer a specific question: should the landscape itself be a major part of the holiday, or are other priorities more important? In Szelevény, the surrounding area shaped by the river takes centre stage.

The Körös floodplain as the town’s defining feature

The Hármas-Körös floodplain, also known as Körös-ártér, lies within the administrative area of Szelevény. It is a protected natural area of national importance and belongs to the Körös Valley area of the Körös-Maros National Park. In the lower section of the floodplain between Öcsöd and Szelevény, extensive, scenic floodplain hay meadows stretch across Álom-zug, Malom-zug and the inner areas of Iriszlói-holtág. This brings the landscape into focus: the terrain shaped by the Körös is complemented by a cut-off river channel and wide floodplain hay meadows. If nature and landscape guide your choice of holiday destination, these named areas offer a specific point of reference for your trip.

Location and choosing a base

Szelevény can be reached via a connecting road from Main Road 44. The lightly used Kunszentmárton–Lakitelek railway line also passes through the town. When looking for a holiday rental, you can first weigh up whether the Körös floodplain and river landscape match your idea of a holiday. Then you can compare the town’s location with your travel plans; the connecting road from Main Road 44 is a specific geographical reference point. This way, choosing a holiday destination begins with a concrete question about the kind of trip you want, rather than a general idea of accommodation.

Other highlights in the wider Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok destination

The wider destination of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok offers other landscape and activity themes. Lake Tisza, in the northern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, serves as a tourist centre. The lake and its surroundings are also among the region’s outstanding areas for cycle tourism; the international EuroVelo 11 cycle route runs along the Tisza through the county. This creates a thematic contrast for holiday planning: Szelevény is shaped by the Körös floodplain, while Lake Tisza and cycling are also prominent in the wider destination. This distinction can help when choosing a holiday destination, if you are weighing up which landscape and activity focus best suits your trip.

The Tiszakürt Arboretum is also in the wider Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok destination. Since 2001, it has been a nature reserve of national importance and is home to more than 1,000 plant species and varieties. It is also a refuge for native flora and fauna. In the Öregkert area, the arboretum has a signposted 3.5-kilometre network of walking paths. The botanical collection and the network of paths offer different highlights: you can focus on plant diversity or make the marked walking route a nature experience in its own right.

Also in the wider Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok destination is the Kiss Pál Museum in Tiszafüred, one of Hungary’s oldest rural museums. It is housed in a Neoclassical manor house built by the Lipcsey family in the first half of the 19th century. Two permanent exhibitions cover different subjects: one explores Tiszafüred’s archaeological past, spanning around 7,000 years; the other presents ethnographic artefacts from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Nyúzó Gáspár Pottery House, which belongs to the museum, displays examples of the once-popular local pottery craft and an original domestic setting. Check the exhibition details before your trip.

Discover more destinations: Cserkeszőlő, Tiszaföldvár, Cibakháza, Nagyrév, Kunszentmárton.

Go to the wider travel overview: Kunszentmárton.