The valley of the river Tisza is a real wild water country. Despite of this, or for this, it was populated in the ancient times as well as the period of the original settlement. The colonies were mainly organized around the flood free areas. Still, the people living there had to protect themselves against water which is why they built embankments.

Among the towns of the beginning of the 20th century, Szeged had the largest population living in homesteads surrounding the town. In 1930 over 45 000 people lived in 10 000 homesteads of 10-15 acres around Szeged. The homestead we present at our exhibition, the placement and characteristics of the buildings was significant at the turn of the 19-20th centuries. The premises of the house followed the room-kitchen-room-chamber order.