Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] (
listen); German: Stuhlweißenburg, pronounced [ʃtuːlˈvaɪ̯sn̩bʊʁk] (listen)), known as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in Székesfehérvár, a district in Hungary.
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Székesfehérvár |
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| Székesfehérvár Megyei Jogú Város |
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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 |
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| Nickname(s): Fehérvár
Hungarian Crowning City
City of Kings
City of Churches |
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| Coordinates: 47.18877°N 18.41384°E / 47.18877; 18.41384 |
| Country | Hungary |
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| Region | Central Transdanubia |
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| County | Fejér |
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| District | Székesfehérvár |
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| Established | 972 |
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| City status | 972 |
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| • Mayor | András Cser-Palkovics (Fidesz-KDNP) |
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| • Deputy Mayor | Éva Brájer (Fidesz-KDNP)
Tamás Égi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Péter Róth (Fidesz-KDNP)
Attila Mészáros (Fidesz-KDNP) |
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| • Town Notary | Dr Viktor Bóka |
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| • City with county rights | 170.89 km2 (65.98 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
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| • City with county rights | 97,617[1] |
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| • Rank | 9th |
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| • Density | 571.23/km2 (1,479.5/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 272,474 (9th)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | székesfehérvári, fehérvári |
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| • Hungarians | 85.0% |
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| • Germans | 1.3% |
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| • Gypsies | 0.8% |
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| • Romanians | 0.1% |
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| • Serbs | 0.1% |
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| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
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| • Croats | 0.1% |
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| • Polish | 0.1% |
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| • Ukrainians | 0.1% |
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| • Roman Catholic | 35.0% |
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| • Greek Catholic | 0.3% |
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| • Calvinists | 8.2% |
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| • Lutherans | 1.4% |
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| • Other | 1.6% |
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| • Non-religious | 21.9% |
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| • Unknown | 31.7% |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Postal code | 8000 to 8019 |
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| Area code | (+36) 22 |
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| Motorways | M7 |
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| NUTS 3 code | HU211 |
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| Distance from Budapest | 64.2 km (39.9 mi) Southwest |
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| International airports | Székesfehérvár |
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| MP | Tamás Vargha (Fidesz-KDNP)
Gábor Törő (Fidesz-KDNP) |
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| Website | www.szekesfehervar.hu |
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