Zirc

Zirc
Cistercian Convent at Zirc
Coat of arms
Zirc Location of Zirc
Coordinates: 47°15′49″N 17°52′09″E / 47.26349°N 17.86928°ECoordinates: 47°15′49″N 17°52′09″E / 47.26349°N 17.86928°E
Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	37.4 km^2 (14.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	7,157
• Density	192.36/km^2 (498.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	8420
Area code(s)	88
Website	www.zirc.hu

Zirc (German: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc district.

Attractions

• Zirc Abbey, a Cistercian abbey
  • Bakony Museum of Natural Sciences, situated in the territory of Zirc Abbey^[1]
  • Reguly Antal Memorial Library
• Zirc Arboretum
• Reguly Antal Ethnographic Museum and Folk Art Workshop

Twin towns — Sister cities

Zirc is twinned with:

• Pohlheim, Germany (1990)
• Baraolt, Romania (1990)
• Nivala, Finland (1998)

References

1. Bakony Museum of Natural Sciences

External links

• Aerial photography: Zirc