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Our focus,
„I stop at the winding Tisza”

the Tisza river

The narrow-gauge train in Tiszakécske is tional trail shows us the habitats and the wildlife of the
operating again Dead-Tisza in Tiszakécske and how the humans have
Some 50 years ago, on 20th August 1971, the Tiszakécs- transformed the landscape. Its starting point is next

ke Pioneer Railway started its first journey. The nar- to the Ókécske Sports Hall. A parking lot and a small
row-gauge railway operated with smaller or major in- playground wait for visitors. There are 10 stations on
terruptions until 2009, and it has been restarted after the loop-like route of the 2,500-meter-long educational
a more than a decade-long break. Since the autumn of trail, and part of the spectacular trail runs on wooden
2021, visitors can travel along the largest bend of the piles.
Tisza River by rail. The renovated nostalgia route runs Tőserdő - ecotourism centre
from the Tisza-bank stop to the House of Encounters, re- Lakitelek and Tőserdő may have a familiar ring to many
calling the beautiful memories of old times. The magni- people, and hopefully more and more people will close

ficent view of the winding Tisza opens up in front of us them in their hearts. Thanks to the continuous develop-
on the two-kilometre stretch of the riverside, and the vi- ments that have taken place since 2021, Tőserdő, on the
sitors can enjoy the full panorama from the 20.5-meter banks of the Szikrai Dead-Tisza will be a key tourist desti-
lookout tower. The train also stops at a playground, to nation again, and the popular holiday resort will become
the great delight of the children. an ecotourism centre by the end of 2022. It is worth visit-
Nádirigó (Great reed warbler) educational ing the popular scene of our childhood, where the servic-
trail, Tiszakécske es of ecotourism include a new event space, a rest area for
The wildlife of the Dead-Tisza backwater was revived in cyclists, and an environment full of experience elements.
the Tiszakécske area, along the Middle Tisza, on about The development of the shore of the dead branch, the re-
60 hectares. The wetland habitat that had deteriorated vitalization of the green surfaces and the renewal of the
over previous decades could thus regain its vitality and street furniture are also planned.
provide home to many protected species. The educa-

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