Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] ( listen); German: Stuhlweißenburg, pronounced [ʃtuːlˈvaɪ̯sn̩bʊʁk] ( listen)), known as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in Székesfehérvár, a district in Hungary.
Székesfehérvár Megyei Jogú Város | ||||||||
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 | 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 |
Sister cities
Székesfehérvár is twinned with:[3]
- Alba Iulia, Romania
- Biograd na Moru, Croatia
- Birmingham, United States
- Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Cento, Italy
- Chorley, England, United Kingdom
- Erdenet, Mongolia
- Kemi, Finland
- Kocaeli, Turkey
- Luhansk, Ukraine
- Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
- Opole, Poland
- Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
- Zadar, Croatia
Székesfehérvár Media
La Tène Silver hinged brooch found in Székesfehérvár, dating from 1-100 AD (British Museum).
19th century Serbian Quarter preserved in the middle of Székesfehérvár
Matthias Corvinus Memorial.
Related pages
References
- Székesfehérvár, a királyi város (Székesfehérvár, the royal city)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KSH - Székesfehérvár, 2011
- ↑ Eurostat, 2016
- ↑ "Településfejlesztési koncepciójának és integrált településfejlesztési stratégiájának megalapozó vizsgálata" (PDF). szekesfehervar.hu (in magyar). Székesfehérvár. 2018-11-16. p. 93. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
Other websites
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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