Székesfehérvár
city in Hungary
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 | |
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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 | |
Nickname(s): Fehérvár Hungarian Crowning City City of Kings City of Churches | |
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] |
Demonym(s) | székesfehérvári, fehérvári |
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 |
Area code | (+36) 22 |
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
changeSzékesfehérvár 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
Related pages
changeReferences
change- 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 Hungarian). Székesfehérvár. 2018-11-16. p. 93. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Székesfehérvár.
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)47°11′44″N 18°24′32″E / 47.19556°N 18.40889°E