Veszprém
Veszprém | |
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  Veszprém Location of Veszprém | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 17°54′50″E / 47.09296°N 17.91377°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Veszprém |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.93 km2 (49.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 64,339 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8200 |
| Area code | 88 |
| Website | http://www.veszprem.hu/ |
Veszprém (ˈvɛspreːm; German: Weißbrunn) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. The city is not far from Lake Balaton. about 15 km (9 mi). It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of the same name.
Location
[change | change source]Veszprém lies on both sides of the Séd creek, approximately 110 km (68 mi) from Budapest (via the M7 highway and Road 8). It can also be reached from Győr via Road 82 and from Székesfehérvár via Road 8.
Population
[change | change source]1870: 14279
1880: 14726
1890: 14807
1900: 16223
1910: 16864
1920: 17513
1930: 19991
1941: 24025
1949: 20682
1960: 28222
1970: 40415
1980: 57249
1990: 63867
2001: 62851
2011: 64339
Ethnic groups (2001 census)
- Hungarians - 94.7%
- Germans - 1.7%
- Others - 1%
- No answer - 2.6%
Religions (2001 census)
- Roman Catholic - 57%
- Calvinist - 9.7%
- Lutheran - 3%
- Others - 1.3%
- Atheist - 19%
- No answer - 10%
Notable citizens
[change | change source]- Marian Cozma
- Tamás Kádár
Twin towns — Sister cities
[change | change source]Veszprém is twinned with:
Bottrop, Germany
Gladsaxe, Denmark
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium- Passau, Germany
Rovaniemi, Finland
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
Tartu, Estonia
Tirat Carmel, Israel
Kursk, Russia [1]
Gallery
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Siege of Veszprém by the Turks, 1593 -
Saint Stephan church -
Old town -
Downtown -
Nagypréposti Palace -
Monastery ruin -
The castle of Veszprém -
Gizella Capel (11th century) -
Fire-watch tower -
Holy Trinity Square -
County Hall -
Ethnographic Museum -
Library of Veszprém -
Bone of queen Giselle. Kept in a church in Veszprem (Hungary) -
Statue of King Stephen I. and Queen Gisela -
The former Lord Lieutenant’s Residence -
Óvári Ferenc Street (Church and school of the 'English ladies')
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veszprém.
- Official site
- English pages Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine on official site
- Pannon University (formerly University of Veszprém)
- Aerial photography: Veszprém