Veszprém
Veszprém | |
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From top, left to right: Castle Hill, County Library, Statue of King Stephen I and Queen Gisela, Fire-watch Tower, Veszprém Cathedral and Castle Gate | |
| Nickname: City of Queens | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 17°54′50″E / 47.09296°N 17.91377°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Transdanubia |
| County | Veszprém |
| District | Veszprém |
| Established | 9th century AD |
| City status | 1870 |
| Named after | Bezprym of Poland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gyula Porga (Fidesz–KDNP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | List
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| • Town Notary | Dr Gábor Mohos |
| Area | |
| 126.93 km2 (49.01 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (January 1, 2017) | |
| 56,927 | |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 448.49/km2 (1,161.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 133,880 (13th) |
| Demonym | veszprémi |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 83.9% |
| • Germans | 2.4% |
| • Gypsies | 0.7% |
| • Romanians | 0.1% |
| • Serbs | 0.1% |
| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
| • Armenians | 0.1% |
| • Bulgarians | 0.1% |
| • Polish | 0.1% |
| • Ukrainians | 0.1% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 38.9% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.3% |
| • Calvinists | 7.0% |
| • Lutherans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| • Non-religious | 20.6% |
| • Unknown | 29.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8200 |
| Area code | (+36) 88 |
| Airport | Veszprém |
| MP | Péter Ovádi (Fidesz) |
| Website | www |
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Veszprém (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɛspreːm]; German: Weißbrünn, Czech: Bezpřím, Slovak: Bezprím, Slovene: Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.