Veszprém

Veszprém
Skyline of Veszprém
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Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	Template:Infobox settlement/metric
Population  (2011)
• Total	64,339
• Density	Template:Infobox settlement/metric
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8200
Area code(s)	88
Website	http://www.veszprem.hu/

Veszprém (ˈvɛspreːm; ) 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

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

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

• Marian Cozma
• Tamás Kádár

Twin towns — Sister cities

Veszprém is twinned with:

• Germanyborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Germany Bottrop, Germany
• Denmarkborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Denmark Gladsaxe, Denmark
• Belgiumborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Belgium Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• Germanyborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Germany Passau, Germany
• Finlandborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Finland Rovaniemi, Finland
• Romaniaborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Romania Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
• Estoniaborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Estonia Tartu, Estonia
• Israelborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Israel Tirat Carmel, Israel
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  Žamberk, Czech Republic
• Russiaborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Russia Kursk, Russia

Gallery

• Veszprem ostroma 1593.jpg

  Siege of Veszprém by the Turks, 1593

• Saint Stephen of Hungary Church and Holy Trinity column by night 2005 Veszprem 2 by andy205.jpg

  Saint Stephan church

• Veszprem Ovaroster2.jpg

  Old town

• Veszprem Sorhazlepcso.jpg

  Downtown

• Veszprem nagyprepostipalota.jpg

  Nagypréposti Palace

• Gyulafiratot kolostor.jpg

  Monastery ruin

• Veszprem Szentharomsagoszlop.jpg

  The castle of Veszprém

• Veszprem Gizellakapolna.jpg

  Gizella Capel (11th century)

• Veszprem Tuztorony2.jpg

  Fire-watch tower

• Veszprem Szentharomsagter dny.jpg

  Holy Trinity Square

• Veszprem Megyehaza.jpg

  County Hall

• Veszprem Bakonyihaz.jpg

  Ethnographic Museum

• Veszprem-County-Library-Hungary.jpg

  Library of Veszprém

• Bone of Giselle of Bavaria.jpg

  Bone of queen Giselle. Kept in a church in Veszprem (Hungary)

• Veszprem Istvanesgizella.jpg

  Queen Gisela

• Veszprem foispanilak.jpg

  The former Lord Lieutenant’s Residence

• Veszprém - Angolkisassz.jpg

  Óvári Ferenc Street (Church and school of the 'English ladies')

Other websites

• Official site
  • English pages on official site
• Pannon University (formerly University of Veszprém)
• Aerial photography: Veszprém