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The first European Peoples' Festival was held in the Belgium town of Libramont in 1992, with an invitation to a town from each of the then 12 EU Member States, to participate in a Festival to commemorate the creation of the European Single Market. As a result of this invitation, and the success of that first Festival, it was agreed that this Festival should become an annual event, with each town hosting the event in turn.
The Festival provides the opportunity for ordinary Europeans to meet and share the common bond of European partners. Each town provides a view of its attractions, its economy, its quisine, and cultural and national customs. They also take part in different sporting events with national sports having priority.
To promote knowledge, culture, leisure, tourism, sport, friendship, and communication between the different peoples of the European Union. To promote a Festival that includes people of all ages, both young and old.
To promote a better understanding of our towns, national cultures and countries to others within the EU. To further promote the ideals of European unity.
To develop links between the partner towns to promote trade, human relations, brotherhood, diverse groups and youth clubs from each EU Member State. To create a network among the partner towns and their communities, which will support cultural, educational and leisure exchanges, and lead to other international projects.
Szentendre and its surrounding region have been inhabited since prehistoric times. Between
the road leading from Budapest to Szentendre and the river Danube, archeologists explored
the largest Copper Age cemetery of Europe, where one of the first - 4500 year old - cart
representations of the world was found.
On the present area of the old town of Szentendre, there was a Roman military camp during
the 2nd-5th centuries, which, as part of the Roman limes, defended Acquincum, the main
city of Pannonia province.
Hungarian tribes conquered the area in 895-896. According to historical sources, the region
was owned by a chief named Apor, which is documented by a charter dating from 1009. The
one thousandth anniversary of this this charter was celebrated in 2009. Our town got its name
from Saint Andrew, who was the patron saint of the medieval origin Roman Catholic church
standing on Church Hill. The name of the town in its Latin form, Sanctus Andreas, first occured
in a testament of 1246.
In the 13-14th centuries, Szentendre was a flourishing town, an deanery residence, situated
near the road leading from Esztergom through Visegrád to Buda, the royal seats.
During the Turkish times between 1541-1684, Szentendre was destroyed and depopulated.
Shortly after the Turks had left Hungary, the country became the colony of Austria. In 1690,
Southern-Slavic people from the Balkans: Serbs, Dalmatians and Macedonians ("Greeks")
escaped Turkish retribution and found shelter in Hungary. The 18th century revival of the
town was due to these people.
In 1710, the medieval parish curch on Church Hill was rebuilt by Catholic Dalmatians and,
till the end of the 18th century, seven more new, Serbian-Orthodox stone churches were
erected. Szentendre became the ecclesiastic and cultural centre of Serbian people living in
the Carpathian-basin in the 18-19th c. The rich Serbian merchants provided connections and
trade between the Southern regions, Buda and Vienna. They also revived viticulture already
existing in the Roman times and in the Middle Ages. The sweet red wine of Szentendre was
famous, it was preferred even in the court of the Russian tsar.
The "Serbian golden age" lasted as long as the end of the 19th c. In 1878 the Balkans were
liberated from the Turkish rule and most of the Southern Serbs moved back.
In 1882, the phylloxera epidemic destructing all the vineyards in Europe reached Szentendre
as well. The town’s economic life was shaken and it lost its importance. Owing to the mayor,
Jenő Dumtsa, the decline was slowed down then stopped. However, the liveliness of the
Serbian age did not return until the end of the 20th century.
In the late 1920s Szentendre was discovered by the artists, and during the nine deceades
since then the town became one of the most important centre of the 20th-century Hungarian
art. Now the number of artists (painters, sculptors, applied artists, literati, musicians,
actors) living in Szentendre is approximately 400.
From the middle of the 1970s, Szentendre has become the cultural centre of Pest County
surrounding the capital, as well as a main touristic destination attracting several hundred
thousands of visitors every year.
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Eu®opean Peoples' Festival, 2012 Frederikssund, Denmark
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Archaeological findings in the Frederikssund area tell us that people have lived here since the
earliest Stone Age. It became an urban society during the 1700’s, when tradesmen settled in
the rapidly developing town.
Frederikssund and the Fjord Country became an attractive goal for the Sunday outings and
holidays of Copenhageners in the 1900’s. Now it is part of a large new municipality, having
merged with Slangerup, Skibby, and Jægerspris, and has around 44,000 inhabitants. This
makes Frederikssund the third largest municipality in North Zealand.
Every summer from the end of June to the beginning of July it is Viking Time in Frederikssund;
Viking plays have been performed since 1952. Over 250 adults and children put on their Viking
costumes every evening in order to take part in an open-air drama based on the dramatic
tales of their Viking Age. Here you will also find the Viking settlement, an open-air museum.
Frederikssund has been a part of the EPF since the beginning. At first, it was only the famous
Vikings who participated, which as always is a popular cultural attraction.
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» 2011 Szentendre, Hungary epf2011.uw.hu
» 2010 Athlone, Ireland eurofestival.ie
» 2009 Cantanhede, Portugal scc.pt
» 2008 Rezekne, Latvia
» 2007 Ekenäs, Finland
» 2006 San Vito Chietino, Italy
» 2005 Aranda de Duero, Spain europeanfestival.org
» 2004 Libramont, Belgium
» 2003 Schifflange, Luxembourg
» 2002 Loutraki, Greece
» 2001 Bad Segeberg, Germany
» 2000 Cowal-Dunoon, Scotland cowaleurope.co.uk
» 1999 Cantanhede, Portugal
» 1998 Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds, France eurofestivalletsgo.com
» 1997 San Vito Chietino, Italy
» 1996 Athlone, Ireland
» 1994 Frederikssund, Denmark epf.dk
» 1993 Cowal-Dunoon, Scotland
» 1992 Libramont, Belgium
You can get more information about
programmes and
museums (opening hours,
exhibitions) on: +36 26 31 79 65 (landline) or via e-mail to:
szentendre@tourinform.hu.
For any other queries please contact the webmaster.
Európai Népek Fesztiválja (hungarian), European Peoples' Festival, Euro-festival Szentendre 2011
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