A new traffic centre is
about to be built in Debrecen. The 43-thousand-square-meter complex is going to
contain a railway and a bus station, several offices, retail and catering
facilities, and its building will cost HUF 17 billion. The construction of the
complex in the university city is to be realized in the 2014-2020 EU budget
period.
A new traffic centre is planned to be built in Debrecen. According to the plans the construction of the centre is to be realized in the 2014-2020 EU budget period, and will cost HUF 17 billion. Mayor of the city Lajos Kósa said the complex, which is to be built according to the winning plans of Archiko Ltd. and Lengyel Építész Műterem Ltd., will include a a railway station, a bus station, a long-distance bus station, several offices and retail and catering facilities. Out of the 43-thousand-square-meter area 23 thousand square meters will be occupied by the traffic centre, and the rest by the retail and the control facilities. The companies applying for building the centre have to get the construction permit by 2014. The self-government of Debrecen has won a HUF 767-million EU-subsidy for planning the project.
Debrecen Is One of the Most Dynamically Developing Hungarian Cities
The future traffic centre can make the life of the country’s second biggest and most populated city even more vivid. Debrecen is the most remarkable city of the Transtisza region, the 38 percent of Hajdú-Bihar County lives here. It’s one of Hungary’s most dynamically developing countries, and is usually referred to as “the Calvinist Rome”. Its first written reference is from the 13th century. During its history the city burned down to its ashes several times, but by the 16th century it became the cultural and intellectual center of the region. Some of the most renowned Hungarian poets and writers started their careers here, just as Endre Ady, Gyula Krúdy or Árpád Tóth. Debrecen is a traditional university city, besides the famous Calvinist College of Debrecen founded in 1538 (now the University of Debrecen), the Kölcsey Ferenc Calvinist College and the Debrecen Reformed Theological University are also operating here.
Sources:
hu.wikipedia.org
