Székkutas: Windmill, Memorial House and Kakasszéki Lake

• The Székkutas windmill is a Dutch windmill with three passages and three millstones, built of exposed red brick.
• The Székkutasi Memorial House opened on 5 October 2013 and presents the history of the municipality of Székkutas and its administrative boundaries.
• Kakasszéki Lake is a few kilometres from Székkutas. The Kakasszék lake district comprises three lakes with reed-fringed shores.
• A prior appointment is required to visit the Kovács István Memorial House.

The windmill combines a distinctive design with a special construction detail: its roof structure once made it possible to turn the sails to face the wind. The sails have not survived. The exposed red brick and three-millstone construction define its description.

The wooden Rostás Cross also tells a personal story. It stands in Székkutas’s 1st District and was erected by Péter Rostás and his sibling in memory of their mother’s recovery. The material, location and reason for its construction are all connected: the cross is not merely a named monument, but a reminder of a specific family event.

The Székkutasi Memorial House focuses on the history of the municipality and its administrative boundaries. Visits to the Kovács István Memorial House must be arranged in advance; confirm your appointment with the municipality before travelling. This lets you plan the visit as a dedicated part of your itinerary rather than expecting to be admitted without an appointment.

Kakasszéki Lake lies a few kilometres from Székkutas and is continually fed by the Kakasszék stream. In the Kakasszék lake district, the reed-fringed shores of Lakes I, II and III provide habitat for many aquatic and shoreline species in peaceful surroundings. This is a specific natural setting for travellers who would like to explore a lake district as well as the local memorial sites.

In the wider destination of Csongrád, the Tisza and its oxbow lakes, the Maros and the Körös, along with numerous lakes and canals, shape the landscape of Csongrád-Csanád. The region is also rich in thermal and medicinal waters. Nature reserves protect distinctive plant and animal species around salt lakes, in sandy forests and across puszta landscapes. The protected floodplains of the Tisza have remained relatively untouched and are described as continuous areas that can be explored safely on foot.

Csongrád also has a rich cultural offering. At the Ópusztaszer National Heritage Park, the Rotunda houses the “Szer Monastery and Settlement” exhibition; the park also includes the open-air ethnographic collection, the Skanzen. A visit to the Feszty Panorama there requires an appointment. In Makó, Hagymaház is a cultural centre with a theatre hall. Szeged combines the spacious architecture of a Great Plain city with a modern urban structure and a diverse theatre and music scene.

For a visit to Szeged, the visitor centre at Szeged Cathedral also offers practical guidance: an observation deck in the west tower provides a panorama over the city and can be reached by climbing 302 steps. The visitor centre houses permanent exhibitions on the construction history of the cathedral and Dóm Square, as well as the liturgical collection of the Diocese of Szeged-Csanád. The Móra Ferenc Museum, located in the Palace of Public Culture—a building constructed in 1896 in the neoclassical style—features ethnographic, natural history and art history exhibitions related to Szeged and its surroundings. More than 200 listed buildings are recorded in Csongrád-Csanád.

When comparing hotels in Székkutas, first consider what you would like to focus on during your trip: local milling history and memorial sites, or the nearby lake district as well. If you plan to visit cultural attractions in the wider destination of Csongrád, it is worth including each attraction’s programme and requirements in your plans separately.

Discover more destinations: Hódmezővásárhely, Mártély.

How is the Székkutas windmill built?

It is a Dutch windmill with three passages and three millstones, built of exposed red brick. Its roof structure once allowed the sails to be turned to face the wind; the sails have not survived.

What can you learn at the Székkutasi Memorial House?

The Székkutasi Memorial House offers insight into the history of the municipality of Székkutas and its administrative boundaries. It opened on 5 October 2013.

Do you need an appointment to visit the Kovács István Memorial House?

Yes. A prior appointment is required for a visit. Arrange it with the municipality before travelling.

Where is Kakasszéki Lake?

Kakasszéki Lake is a few kilometres from Székkutas and is continually fed by the Kakasszék stream.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Hódmezővásárhelyi.