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 | |
.jpg)  .jpg)    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 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Fehérvár Hungarian Crowning City City of Kings City of Churches | |
  Székesfehérvár  Székesfehérvár | |
| 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] |
| 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
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Wikimedia 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
