The Szeged 1879 Big Flood was the event practising the most dramatic effect since the Turkish age onto the development of the Szeged townscape. 1879. March on 12 dawn the water, which caused inestimable material damages though, broke in on Gergely's day at the time of 2 clocks, and a final dealt the city's ancient lifestyle, his specific individuality a hard blow, but opened the unique opportunities of the modern development before it at the same time.