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Szatmár circular route
Bike tour among the iconic heritage
sites of the Upper Tisza region
gin. The cemetery is special, because its centrepiece is the
mausoleum of Ferenc Kölcsey, who wrote the National
Anthem in this village, and also found eternal rest and
peace here. Nagyar is another important place in the his-
tory of literature, as Sándor Petőfi wrote his poem ‘At the
Route: Fehérgyarmat – Kisar – Nagyar – Szatmárcseke –
Túristvándi – Kölcse – Sonkád – Csaholc – Vámosoroszi
– Kisszekeres – Nagyszekeres – Zsarolyán – Fehérgyarmat
Length of the tour: 72 km
Tisza’ here, which is commemorated by the Petőfi Tree
at the border of the village. The water mill in Túristvándi,
in a picturesque setting, on the banks of the Old-Túr, is a
special building representing the history of industry. Th ere
The route of the tour largely follows the marked bike tour-
ing route no. 33, so we have nothing else to do but follow
the signs. The route runs on the bicycle path between
Fehérgyarmat and Kisar, and on shaded side roads with
low traffic on the other sections. The section of the bike
touring route between Sonkád and Csaholc is particularly are incredibly spectacular, beautifully renovated medieval
exciting, where, although the quality of the road is poor, churches along the route, in Fehérgyarmat, Nagyar, Köl-
the natural environment surrounding us is extremely spec- cse, Sonkád, Vámosoroszi, Kisszekeres and Nagyszekeres,
tacular. In Szatmárcseke, we can admire the cemetery with of which the Reformed church in Sonkád, known as the
boat-shaped headstones, with many theories for their ori- ‘flower of flowers’, is particularly exciting.
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