Veszprém County
Veszprém County | |||
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Country | Hungary | ||
Region | Central Transdanubia | ||
County seat | Veszprém | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 4,463.65 km2 (1,723.42 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011 census) | |||
• Total | 351,898 | ||
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
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Veszprém is an administrative county (megye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.
Veszprém county
Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4613 km².
Regional structure
City with county rights
- Veszprém (county seat)
Towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)
- Pápa (33,583)
- Ajka (31,971)
- Várpalota (21,682)
- Tapolca (17,914)
- Balatonfüred (13,289)
- Balatonalmádi (8,514)
- Zirc (7,445)
- Sümeg (6,847)
- Berhida (5,927)
- Devecser (5,232)
- Balatonfűzfő (4,337)
- Herend (3,446)
- Balatonkenese (3,311)
- Badacsonytomaj (2,312)
Towns and villages
Gallery
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Veszprém, the City of Queens
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The Watermill of Tapolca
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Tihany, behind Tihany Abbey and Lake Balaton
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Castle of Vázsonykő, Nagyvázsony
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Round church of Öskü
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Traditional Hungarian house in Salföld
External links
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Coordinates: 47°10′N 17°45′E / 47.167°N 17.750°E
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