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Districts of Hungary in Hajdú-Bihar

# Debrecen District

Debrecen is a district in central part of Hajdú-Bihar County.

The place

Debrecen is a district in central part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Debrecen is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrecen_District), CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

## Worth seeing in and around Debrecen District

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. Debrecen Stadion Nagyerdei Stadion is an all-seater asymmetric football stadium in Debrecen, Hungary and home to Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club. With space for 20,340 spectators, Nagyerdei stadion has the third largest capacity of any Hungarian football stadium, preceded by Puskás Aréna and Groupama Aréna and the second largest Nemzeti Bajnokság I stadium after Groupama Aréna. 4 km · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagyerdei_Stadion)
2. Protestant Great Church of Debrecen The Reformed Great Church or Great Reformed Church in Debrecen is located in the city of Debrecen, between Kossuth Square and Kálvin Square. An icon of Protestantism in Hungary, the church has earned the city the nickname "the Calvinist Rome". 3.4 km · church · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Great_Church_of_Debrecen)
3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza The Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza in the ecclesiastical province of Eger in Hungary. 2.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Debrecen%E2%80%93Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za)
4. Saint Anne Cathedral, Debrecen The St. Anne's Cathedral also called Debrecen Cathedral It is a Catholic religious building that since 1993 works as the cathedral of the Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, is located in the city of Debrecen, Hungary. 2.9 km · church building in Debrecen, Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anne%27s_Cathedral,_Debrecen)
5. Főnix Aréna Főnix Arena,until 2021 Főnix Hall, Főnix Csarnok is a multi-purpose arena in Debrecen, Hungary. The arena holds 8,500 people and opened in 2002. 2.9 km · arena in Debrecen, Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%91nix_Ar%C3%A9na)
6. Stadion Oláh Gábor Út Stadion Oláh Gábor Út is a multi-use stadium in Debrecen, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Debreceni VSC. The stadium is able to hold 10,200 people. 3.4 km · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%C3%A1h_G%C3%A1bor_utcai_Stadion)
7. Debrecen Reformed Theological University The Debrecen Reformed Theological University, in English translation also known as Debrecen University of Reformed Theology is the successor of the Debrecen Reformed College. The University is one of the Hungarian centers for Protestant theological training, with a major interest in training ministers for the Reformed Church in Hungary. 3.3 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrecen_Reformed_Theological_University)
8. Csokonai Theatre The Csokonai Theatre is the oldest and largest theatre in Debrecen, Hungary. It was named after one of the first Hungarian Modern Age playwrights, Mihály Csokonai, who lived and created many of his works in Debrecen. 3.1 km · theatre in Debrecen, Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csokonai_Theatre)
9. Gyulai István Atlétikai Stadion The István Gyulai Atlétikai Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium facility in the city of Debrecen, Hungary, which is part of the Debreceni Sportcentrum sports complex. 3.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Debrecen, Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyulai_Istv%C3%A1n_Athletic_Stadium)
10. Debrecen Heliophysical Observatory Debrecen Heliophysical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Konkoly Thege Miklós Astronomical Institute of Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The Observatory provides solar data and images of observation. 3.9 km · observatory in Hungary · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrecen_Heliophysical_Observatory)

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

## Getting to Debrecen District

**Airports:** Debrecen (DEB), 6 km · Oradea (OMR), 59 km · Avram Iancu Cluj (CLJ), 173 km\

- Budapest → Debrecen District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/budapest-to-debrecen-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Debrecen+District)
- Pécs → Debrecen District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pecs-to-debrecen-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=P%C3%A9cs&to=Debrecen+District)
- Oradea → Debrecen District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/oradea-to-debrecen-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Oradea&to=Debrecen+District)
- From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Debrecen%20District)

Not yet researched

## No local-transport research exists yet for Debrecen District

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Debrecen District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around

- Get in Charter flights also come regularly to the airport.
- Go next Hortobágy &mdash; excellent for a day trip.

From [Wikivoyage: Debrecen](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Debrecen), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done

1. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 619 km
2. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 624 km
3. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 630 km
4. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 789 km
5. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 847 km

If you know how people move in Debrecen District – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cdebrecen-district&title=Debrecen+District&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fdebrecen-district), and the note gets an entry.

Around it

## Next door to Debrecen District

- [Debrecen](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/debrecen) city in Hungary 2.2 km

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