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Tapolca
Tapolca (; german: Toppoltz) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around . The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East. Etymology The origin of ''Tapolca'' is disputed, originating either from the Hungarian ''Tapolcza'', meaning "high place", or from the Slavic ''Toplica''/''Teplica'' meaning "hot springs". It was also known as ''Turul'' or ''Turultapolca'' at some points in the Middle Ages. Notable sights The Lake Cave This 3 km long lake cave system is situated in the heart of the town. It was opened to the public in 1912, ten years after its discovery. Small boats can be hired to explore the cave system. At 15–20 m below the town, a 5 km long cave system criss-crosses the Miocene limestone layers. This includes the 3.3 km long Lake Cave, which is mostly filled with karst water. The cave was discovered in 1903 during well digging. Thanks to these explorations, round boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapolca (2)
Tapolca (; german: Toppoltz) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around . The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East. Etymology The origin of ''Tapolca'' is disputed, originating either from the Hungarian ''Tapolcza'', meaning "high place", or from the Slavic ''Toplica''/''Teplica'' meaning "hot springs". It was also known as ''Turul'' or ''Turultapolca'' at some points in the Middle Ages. Notable sights The Lake Cave This 3 km long lake cave system is situated in the heart of the town. It was opened to the public in 1912, ten years after its discovery. Small boats can be hired to explore the cave system. At 15–20 m below the town, a 5 km long cave system criss-crosses the Miocene limestone layers. This includes the 3.3 km long Lake Cave, which is mostly filled with karst water. The cave was discovered in 1903 during well digging. Thanks to these explorations, round boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Péter Németh
István Péter Németh ( Hungarian: Németh István Péter) is a Hungarian poet and literary historian. Early life Németh was born on 8 March 1960 in Tapolca, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr .... Books, poem booklets * ''Virágnyi világvég'' (versek, Budapest, 1987.) * ''A szerepek hűsége'' (irodalmi tanulmányok, Veszprém, 1989.) * ''Utak szeptembere'' (versek, Budapest, 1990.) * ''Batsányiné Baumberg Gabriella versei'' (műfordítások, Tapolca, 1992.) * ''…a természet örömkönnye'' (balatoni antológia, Vörösberény, 1993.) * ''Koncz István Magamnak mondom című válogatott verseskötete'' (szerkesztette s gondozta - Tapolca, 1995.) * ''Origósdi'' (mesék - Kamarás Istvánnal közösen - Tapolca, 1996.) * ''Angyalvihánc Manophülében ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapolca-Diszel
Diszel (''Tapolca Diszel'' ) is an outer suburb of Tapolca in Veszprém county, Hungary. Situated in the Tapolca Basin, Diszel is rich in spectacular geological heritage and historical monuments. Diszel is considered one of the most beautiful areas of the country. History Diszel has a long history. In 1920, artifacts have been found in the area from the Bronze Age, along with Roman ruins. The area was part of Pannonia province of the Roman Empire. According to popular etymology, the name Diszel was derived from the Hungarian expression "Díszhely" (fancy place), referring to its beauty. The name was first mentioned in 1247. In 1255, the settlement was mentioned officially as Terra nomine Dezl and also as nobiles de Dezl. In 1329, it was called Dyzl, which resembles the current name. In September 1919, following the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, the village was the site of a pogrom, which involved the murder of nine Jewish residents, sexual violence, looting and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veszprém County
Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) 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. History Demographics In 2015, it had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma. Total population (2011 census): 353,068 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 315,436 persons: *Hungarians: 299,410 (94.92%) *Germans: 8,473 (2.69%) *Romani: 5,162 (1.64%) *Others and indefinable: 2,391 (0.76% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veszprém County
Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) 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. History Demographics In 2015, it had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma. Total population (2011 census): 353,068 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 315,436 persons: *Hungarians: 299,410 (94.92%) *Germans: 8,473 (2.69%) *Romani: 5,162 (1.64%) *Others and indefinable: 2,391 (0.76% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Boczkó
Gábor Boczkó (born 1 April 1977) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács. Boczkó took up fencing after his father took him to a competition in Tapolca. His first coach was Kinga Borosné Eitner. Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006 – present and major competitions from pre – 2006. The list includes athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have earned medals in major team competitions. * Diego Confalonieri 0–1 * Bas Verwijlen 3–1 * Vitaly Zakharov 3–0 * Jose Luis Abajo 3–1 * Anton Avdeev 1–1 * Érik Boisse 1–0 * Stefano Carozzo 3–0 * Géza Imre 3–2 * Fabrice Jeannet 1–1 * Maksym Khvorost 1–1 * Tomasz Motyka 1–1 * Ulrich Robeiri 1–2 * Yin Lian Chi 0–1 * Krisztián Kulcsár 1–0 * Alfre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Sümegi
Pál Sümegi (born 11 May 1960 in Tapolca) is a Hungarian geoarchaeologist at the University of Szeged. Work * ''The geohistory of Bátorliget Marshland : an example for the reconstruction of late Quaternary environmental changes and past human impact from Northeastern part of the Carpatgian Basin''. Ed. with Sándor Gulyás. Budapest : Archaeolingua Alapítvány, 2004. 356 p. : ill. (Ser. Archaeolingua; ISSN 1215-9239; 16.) * ''Loess and Upper Paleolithic environment in Hungary : an introduction to the environmental history of Hungary.'' Nagykovácsi : Aurea, 2005. 312 p. ill. ; * ''Environmental archaeology in north-eastern Hungary''. With Erika Gál and Imola Juhász. Budapest : Archaeological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2005. 426 p. : ill. (Ser. Varia archaeologica Hungarica, ISSN 0237-9090 ; 19.) * ''Environmental archaeology in Transdanubia''. With Csilla Zatykó and Imola Juhász. Budapest : Archaeological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Batsányi
János Batsányi (9 May 1763 in Tapolca – 12 May 1845 in Linz) was a Hungarian poet. In 1785, he published his first work, a patriotic poem, "The Valour of the Magyars". In the same year he obtained a job as clerk in the treasury of the Hungarian city of Kassa ( Košice), and there, in conjunction with other two Hungarian patriots, edited the ''Magyar Museum'', which was suppressed by the government in 1792. In the following year he was deprived of his clerkship and in 1794, having taken part in the conspiracy of Ignác Martinovics, he was thrown into the state prison of the Kufstein Fortress, where he remained for two years. After his release, he took a considerable share in the ''Magyar Minerva'', a literary review, and then proceeded to Vienna, where he obtained a post in the bank. He married Gabriella Baumberg,aka Gabriele von Baumberg a renowned poet from Vienna in 1805. Four years later he translated Napoleon's proclamation to the Hungarians, and, in consequence of thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: ''község'', plural: ''községek'') of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: ''nagyközség'', plural: ''nagyközségek''). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties (''megyei jogú város'' – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties. Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, Győr, and Pécs) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Budapest, while the sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. the Universal Postal Union lists 160 countries which require the use of a postal code. Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French CEDEX system. Terms There are a number of synonyms for postal code; some are country-specific; * CAP: The standard term in Italy; CAP is an acronym for ''codice di avviamento postale'' (postal expedition code). * CEP: The standard term in Brazil; CEP is an acronym for ''código de endereçamento postal'' (postal addressing code). * Eircode: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Minnow
The Eurasian minnow, minnow, or common minnow (''Phoxinus phoxinus'') is a small species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus ''Phoxinus''. It is ubiquitous throughout much of Eurasia, from Britain and Spain to eastern Siberia, predominantly in cool () streams and well- oxygenated lakes and ponds. It is noted for being a gregarious species, shoaling in large numbers. Description The common minnow is a small fish which reaches a maximum total length of , but is normally around in length. It has 3 spines and 6–8 soft rays in its dorsal fin with 3 spines and 6–8 soft rays in its anal fin. Its spine is made up of 38–40 vertebrae. It is distinguished from similar species which occur in Europe by having the lateral line normally extending beyond the nase of the anal fin, by a line of vertically elongated blotches along the lateral line each with a depth equivalent to 1/3–1/2 of the body's depth at same position, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associate Professor
Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. Overview In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position between assistant professor and a full professorship. In this system an associate professorship is typically the first promotion obtained after gaining a faculty position, and in the United States it is usually connected to tenure. In the '' Commonwealth system'' (Canada included), the title associate professor is traditionally used in place of reader in certain countries.UK Academic Job Titles Explained academicpositions.com Like the reader title it ranks above senior lecturer – which corresponds to associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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