Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] (
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| Székesfehérvár Megyei Jogú Város | |
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From the top, left to right: Hungarian Royal Hotel, Cathedral of Székesfehérvár, Aunt Kati statue, Árpád Spa, Episcopal Palace, and Csók István Gallery and Vörösmarty Mihály Library | |
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| Coordinates: 47°11′20″N 18°24′50″E / 47.18877°N 18.41384°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Hungary |
| Region | Central Transdanubia |
| County | Fejér |
| District | Székesfehérvár |
| Established | 972 |
| City status | 972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | András Cser-Palkovics (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Éva Brájer (Fidesz-KDNP) Tamás Égi (Fidesz-KDNP) Péter Róth (Fidesz-KDNP) Attila Mészáros (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| • Town Notary | Dr Viktor Bóka |
| Area | |
| • City with county rights | 170.89 km2 (65.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City with county rights | 97,617[1] |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 571.23/km2 (1,479.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 272,474 (9th)[2] |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 85.0% |
| • Germans | 1.3% |
| • Gypsies | 0.8% |
| • Romanians | 0.1% |
| • Serbs | 0.1% |
| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
| • Croats | 0.1% |
| • Polish | 0.1% |
| • Ukrainians | 0.1% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 35.0% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.3% |
| • Calvinists | 8.2% |
| • Lutherans | 1.4% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| • Non-religious | 21.9% |
| • Unknown | 31.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8000 to 8019 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU211 |
| Distance from Budapest | 64.2 km (39.9 mi) Southwest |
| International airports | Székesfehérvár |
| MP | Tamás Vargha (Fidesz-KDNP) Gábor Törő (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Website | www |
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Sister cities
Székesfehérvár is twinned with:[3]
- 23x15px Alba Iulia, Romania
- 23x15px Biograd na Moru, Croatia
- 23x15px Birmingham, United States
- 23x15px Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- 23x15px Bratislava, Slovakia
- 23x15px Cento, Italy
- 23x15px Chorley, England, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Erdenet, Mongolia
- 23x15px Kemi, Finland
- 23x15px Kocaeli, Turkey
- 23x15px Luhansk, Ukraine
- 23x15px Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
- 23x15px Opole, Poland
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
- 23x15px Zadar, Croatia
Székesfehérvár Media
- Red Dot.gif
- Red_Dot
- Silver brooch.JPG
La Tène Silver hinged brooch found in Székesfehérvár, dating from 1-100 AD (British Museum).
- Szent Anna kápolna, Székesfehérvár.jpg
Later Gothic St. Anna Chapel built around 1485.
- Rác utca, Székesfehérvár 02.jpg
19th century Serbian Quarter preserved in the middle of Székesfehérvár
- Saint Stephen's Basilica - panoramio - fabiolah (1).jpg
- King Matthias Memorial, Székesfehérvár.jpg
Matthias Corvinus Memorial.
- 25-ös busz Székesfehérvár.jpg
Mercedes-Benz Citaro on Line 25 operated by KNYKK
Related pages
References
- Székesfehérvár, a királyi város (Székesfehérvár, the royal city)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KSH - Székesfehérvár, 2011
- ↑ Eurostat, 2016
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
| 40x40px | Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Székesfehérvár |
- Székesfehérvár official site (in English)
- Aerial photography: Székesfehérvár
- Picture Gallery of Székesfehérvár
- Székesfehérvár at funiq.hu (in English)Coordinates: 47°11′44″N 18°24′32″E / 47.19556°N 18.40889°E
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