Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative souvenir sheet to celebrate the 950th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Szolnok. Forty thousand copies of the black numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red numbered imperforated souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 1 September 2025. Szolnok, a city with county rights and the seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, is an important transport and economic hub located at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers. It has a population of around 66,000 people, making it the 12th most populous city in Hungary. The volume of goods transiting the city by both road and rail is significant. In and around Szolnok, the automotive component and railway machinery manufacturing, as well as the chemical and wood processing industries have developed to the greatest extent. Today, Szolnok is known for its bridges over the Tisza, its aviation museum, Hungary’s oldest artists’ colony, its theatre, and its rich cultural and sporting life. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic. Szolnok was first mentioned as Zounok in a charter of Géza I dating from 1075. The town was probably named after its first sheriff. In the Middle Ages, it was a market town and a county centre, and played an important role in ecclesiastical and administrative life. After its destruction during the Mongol invasion, it was repopulated under Béla IV. During the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg, it was exempted from customs duty and the thirtieth, a foreign trade tax, and became an important national centre for the distribution of salt. Its strategic importance grew during the Turkish occupation, as it was a major crossing point on the Tisza. The city was severely damaged during the Second World War but was quickly rebuilt. As the gateway to the Transtisza region, it has retained its central, leading role in the area. The Tiszavirág Bridge and the former synagogue building, today the Szolnok Gallery, lit in the evening can be seen on the souvenir sheet. The two landmarks, located near each other, were built more than 100 years apart: the pedestrian bridge with a cycle path, opened in 2011, connects the city centre with the Tiszaliget district, while the Szolnok Synagogue, built in 1898, is now the Szolnok Gallery, providing a venue for art exhibitions. The commemorative first day cover shows Tisza Boatmen’s Square with the Tiszavirág Bridge in the background. The logo of the jubilee year appears in the imprint of the postmark on the commemorative first day cover.