Zirc

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

Zirc
Cistercian Convent at Zirc
Flag Coat of arms
Zirc Location of Zirc
Coordinates: 47.26349°N 17.86928°E / 47.26349; 17.86928
Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	6,552
• Density	175.1/km2 (454/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8420
Area code	88
Website	zirc.hu

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc.^[1] In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them were murdered in the Holocaust.^[2]

Attractions

• Zirc Abbey, a Cistercian abbey
  • Bakony Museum of Natural Sciences, situated in the territory of Zirc Abbey^[3]
  • Reguly Antal Memorial Library
• Zirc Arboretum
• Reguly Antal Ethnographic Museum and Folk Art Workshop

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Zirc is twinned with:^[4]

• Pohlheim, Germany (1990)
• Baraolt, Romania (1990)
• Nivala, Finland (1998)
• Dertsen, Ukraine (2009)