Szécsény

Szécsény is a town of 5,500 people (2021) and district in Nógrád County.

Get in
Szécsény lies 30 km (19 mi) from the county seat Salgótarján and 105 km (65 mi) from Budapest. Several bus services are available to Budapest every day but there is a railway line too.

There are also buses and trains from Balassagyarmat.

It is accessible from Slovakia for Kováčovce also from the new Catherine bridge.



In the town

 * The Franciscan Monastery (Baroque, Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00, Ft 500),
 * Roman Catholic Church (Gothic)
 * Benczúr Castle
 * Benczúr Castle
 * Parliament Place of Szécsény (Borjúpást)
 * Sandor Pinter Memorial Room
 * Handicraftsman’s House with a Tourinform office
 * Handicraftsman’s House with a Tourinform office

In the town

 * Town Day at the end of May or at the beginning of June
 * Autumn Art Exhibition of Szécsény and Szécsény Vintage Festival
 * The cultural centre sponsors the Ferenc Erkel mixed-voice choir that has been performing for 30 years

In the district

 * Hiking trips to the Cserhát Mountains.