National Széchényi Library

The National Széchényi Library is a library in , , located in . It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Friday and Saturday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: Hungarian national library
  • Also known as: “National Library of Hungary”, “National Szechenyi Library”, “NSZL”, and “Országos Széchényi Könyvtár”
  • Address: Szent György tér 4-5-6, Budapest, 1014
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hungarian National Gallery and Budapest History Museum.

Art gallery
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The , was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in in , . Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the works of many nineteenth- and twentieth-century Hungarian artists who worked in Paris and other locations in the West. is situated 100 metres north of National Széchényi Library.

Museum
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Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 510 metres northeast of National Széchényi Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tabán and Budavár.

Suburb
The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of . It lies on the side of the , to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Vár or Várnegyed is in , located on Castle Hill. It is the highlight of the 1st district. You can walk around the old romantic streets of the hill or see a great view of Pest from there.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

National Széchényi Library

Latitude
47.49533° or 47° 29′ 43″ north
Longitude
19.03955° or 19° 2′ 22″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1063819
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“National Széchényi Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة سيشيني الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Հունգարիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Seçeni adına Milli Kitabxana”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка імя Сечэні”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка імя Сэчэні”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Сэчэні”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Mađarske”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална библиотека на Унгария”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional d’Hongria”
  • Chinese: “国立塞切尼图书馆”
  • Chinese: “國立塞切尼圖書館”
  • Chinese: “國立塞錢尼圖書館”
  • Czech: “Országos Széchényi Könyvtár”
  • Czech: “OSZK”
  • Czech: “Széchényiho národní knihovna”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Szechenyibibliotheek”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Széchényibibliotheek”
  • Dutch: “Orszagos Szechenyi Konyvtar”
  • Dutch: “Országos Széchényi Könyvtár”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه سيشينى الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Tutlanda Biblioteko Széchenyi”
  • Esperanto: “Tutlanda Biblioteko Széchényi”
  • Finnish: “Unkarin kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Hongrie”
  • French: “Bibliotheque nationale Szechenyi”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale Szechenyi”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale Széchényi”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale Széchényi”
  • French: “Országos Széchényi Könyvtár”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Nationale Széchenyi-Bibliothek”
  • German: “OSZK”
  • German: “Szechenyi Bibliothek”
  • German: “Szechenyi Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Széchényi Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Szechenyi-Bibliothek”
  • German: “Széchényi-Bibliothek”
  • German: “Szechenyi-Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Széchényi-Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική βιβλιοθήκη Σέτσενι”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη Σέτσενι”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית על שם סצ’ני”
  • Hungarian: “Országos Széchényi Könyvtár”
  • Hungarian: “OSZK”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Nasional Széchényi”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale Széchényi”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Nazionale Széchényi”
  • Japanese: “ハンガリー国立図書館”
  • Japanese: “国立セーチェーニ図書館”
  • Korean: “국립 세체니 도서관”
  • Korean: “국립세체니도서관”
  • Korean: “헝가리 국립 세체니 도서관”
  • Korean: “헝가리 국립세체니도서관”
  • Latvian: “Ungārijas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Biblioteca Nasional Széchényi”
  • Lithuanian: “Vengrijos nacionalinė Széchényi biblioteka”
  • Lithuanian: “Veñgrijos nacionãlinė Sčėnio bibliotekà”
  • Macedonian: “Национална библиотека „Сечењи“”
  • Macedonian: “Национална библиотека на Унгарија”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی سیچینی”
  • Polish: “Państwowa Biblioteka Széchényiego”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Hungria”
  • Portuguese: “National Széchényi Library”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională Széchényi”
  • Russian: “Венгерская национальная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека им.Сечени”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека имени Сечени”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека имени Сеченьи”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Сечени”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Мађарске”
  • Slovak: “Krajinská Séčéniho knižnica”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Hungria”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Hungría”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Szechenyi”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Szechényi”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional Széchényi”
  • Tatar: “Ференц Сечени исемендәге Маҗарстан милли китапханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Széchényi Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека імені Ференца Сечені”
  • Ukrainian: “Угорська національна бібліотека”
  • Uzbek: “Milliy Széchény kutubxonasi”

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