Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] (
listen); German: [Stuhlweißenburg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), pronounced [ʃtuːlˈvaɪ̯sn̩bʊʁk] (
listen)), known as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in Székesfehérvár, a district in Hungary.
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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 | |
| 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
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| 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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