Glattfelder téri szökőkút

Updated April 15, 2024

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## Glattfelder téri szökőkút (Glattfelder Gyula tér Fountain) in Szeged, Hungary

Glattfelder téri szökőkút is a public fountain on Glattfelder Gyula tér (Glattfelder Square) in Szeged (postcode area 6721), Hungary, at approximately 46.2565972, 20.1565343. Tourinform

What makes this fountain distinct in Szeged is that it isn’t only a water feature: the basin’s center holds a prominent public artwork—“Szeged Múzsája” (“Szeged’s Muse”) by sculptor Lapis András—installed as part of the square’s redesigned fountain project. Tourinform

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## What you’re looking at

### A rebuilt fountain with changing water effects
Szeged’s tourism site describes the square’s fountain as a newly built installation created after the old fountain was removed, designed with “changing water effects” (Hungarian: változó vízképű). Tourinform

A separate local write-up about Glattfelder Square notes that the newer fountain was created in 2007, and specifically ties the centerpiece figure to Lapis András and the work titled “Szeged múzsája.”

### The centerpiece statue: “Szeged’s Muse”
Multiple Szeged-focused sources agree on the key fact visitors notice immediately: the sculpture stands in the middle of the fountain.

The Szegedért Foundation (Szegedért Alapítvány) provides concrete physical details about the sculpture: it is 2.3 meters tall and weighs nearly eight mázsa (Hungarian unit; roughly “several hundred kilograms”), and it sits in the fountain on Glattfelder Gyula tér.

That same source describes design elements on the figure’s clothing—depicting several Szeged landmarks (including the Dóm and other recognizable city buildings).

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## Why the square is called “Glattfelder”

Szeged’s tourism site explains that the square was named in 2001 in honor of Gyula Glattfelder, and provides biographical context (including his arrival in Szeged in 1923 and death in 1943). Tourinform

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## Practical visit notes you can rely on

### It’s an outdoor public-space sight
This is a public square fountain, so there’s no ticketing or “admission” described in the core sources—your visit is essentially a stop you fold into a walk around Szeged. Tourinform

### Seasonal operation is a real factor
A Szeged local news item states that, as cold weather arrived, the city’s environmental-management company (Szeged Környezetgazdálkodási Nonprofit Kft.) winterized the Glattfelder Gyula tér fountain to protect sensitive equipment from frost damage, implying the fountain does not operate year-round in the same way. Ma

Outdated-data flag: I can’t state exact “on/off” dates or daily operating hours from the information available here; those schedules can change season to season. The winterization note (Nov 2024) is evidence that operations are weather-dependent, so treat any fixed schedule you see elsewhere as time-sensitive. Ma

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## How to use this stop in a Szeged itinerary (facts only)

– If you’re interested in public art: this is a straightforward place to see a named, attributed sculpture (Lapis András) integrated into a civic fountain. Tourinform
– If you’re interested in “micro-landmarks”: the statue’s garment explicitly references Szeged buildings, which is an unusual detail you can look for while standing at the basin edge.
– If you’re documenting Szeged fountains: at least one Szeged-oriented listing includes Glattfelder Gyula téri szökőkút (Szeged múzsája) among the city’s fountains.

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