Csurgó became market town again in 1850. Since 1896 he operates the first training school in Somogy County. The town became seat of the Csurgó District in 1871. The section of the train line connecting Budapest to Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia) near Csurgó was finished in 1872. It became third time a town in 1989. Main sights Town Museum Szentlélek-templom () - built in the 13th century, later rebuilt in Baroque style, the tower is in Romantic style Csokonai Reformed Secondary School - built in the 18th century in Eclecticism Csokonai Community House Town Library Sport Hall Meller Mansion - built in the 19th century in Eclecticism with Secession decoration Basa Well - built in the 16th century by Damat Ibrahim Pasha Lake Zis - famous recreational and hiking spot Culture The Hungarian folk song A juhásznak jól van dolga was collected in Alsok (part of Csurgó) in 1898 by Béla Vikár. Twin towns – sister cities Csurgó is twinned with: Aumale, France Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania Đurđevac, Croatia Haimhausen, Germany Vráble, Slovakia Vrsar, Croatia Notable residents Mordecai Benet born 1753, a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia László Szászfalvi (born 1961), Hungarian Calvinist pastor, theologian, politician, mayor of Csurgó (1990 - 2003, 2006 - 2010) Ludwig Lichtschein (? - 1886), Hungarian rabbi László Faragó (1906 – 1980) military historian, journalist Antal Stevanecz (1861 – 1921), Slovene teacher and writer Attila Bárkányi (born 1947), Hungarian designer Ferenc Beleváry (1801 - 1878), Hungarian Reformed pastor Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos (c. 1510 – 1556), Hungarian lyricist, epic poet, political historian, minstrel Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773 - 1805), Hungarian poet, teacher Ernő Kiss Angyal (1899 - 1968), Hungarian composer Elemér Nádasdi Sárközy (1900 – 1988), Hungarian painter, restaurateur Máté Lajos Csurgói (1931 - 2001), Hungarian painter, graphic designer Lajos Nacsa, Hungarian Catholic priest Dezső Laky (1887–1962), Hungarian statistician, economist, minister József Bokor (1843 – 1917), Hungarian philosopher, author Magda Hadik (1914 – 2004), Hungarian sculptor Gallery See also Slovenes in Somogy References Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország műemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungary). Budapest Szőnyi O. (É.n.): Régi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes églises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A Műemlékek Országos Bizottsága. Mirályi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest. Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque