![Bakony, Veszprém, 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Bakony%2C_Veszpr%C3%A9m%2C_2016.png)
Bakony () is a mountainous region in
Transdanubia
Transdanubia ( hu, Dunántúl; german: Transdanubien, hr, Prekodunavlje or ', sk, Zadunajsko :sk:Zadunajsko) is a traditional region of Hungary. It is also referred to as Hungarian Pannonia, or Pannonian Hungary.
Administrative divisions Trad ...
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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, Croatia a ...
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It forms the largest part of the
Transdanubian Mountains __NOTOC__
The Transdanubian Mountains (sometimes also referred to as ''Bakony Forest, Dunántúl Highlands, Highlands of Dunántúl, Highlands of Transdanubia, Mountains of Dunántúl, Mountains of Transdanubia, Transdanubian Central Range, Tra ...
. It is located north of
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and th ...
and lies almost entirely in
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 ...
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The Bakony is divided into the Northern and Southern Bakony through the
Várpalota
Várpalota (; German: Burgschloß) is a town in Western Hungary, in the Transdanubian county of Veszprém (county), Veszprém. It was a mining town during the Socialism, Socialist era, but the mines have been closed. Most of the citizens work in t ...
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Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
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Ajka
Ajka () is a city in Hungary with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the hills of Bakony.
History
Around 1000 BCE, the area was inhabited by Celts. By the second century CE, the territory was conquered by the Romans. The Hungarians occup ...
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Devecser
Devecser () is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary.
In the Middle Ages there were five villages in the area of today's Devecser: Devecser, Kisdevecser, Szék, Meggyes, and Patony. These villages expanded in the 12th and 13th century. There is an ...
line. (706 m) high
Kőris-hegy in the Northern Bakony is the highest peak of the range. Other high mountains are
Som-hegy (649 m),
Középső-Hajag (646 m),
Öreg-Futóné (576 m) in the Northern Bakony, and
Kab-hegy (599 m),
Üsti-hegy (536 m) and
Agár-tető (511 m) in Southern Bakony.
Zirc
Zirc (german: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District.
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc. In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them ...
is often called the ''Capital of the Bakony'' because it is located in the center of the Northern Bakony. The
Bakony Museum
Zirc (german: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District.
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc. In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them ...
is located there and introduces visitors to the animals, plants and minerals of the Bakony.
Gallery
Image:Bakony telencivertanlégi1.jpg, Bakony in winter
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References
External links
Aerial photography of Bakony
Transdanubian Mountains
Historical regions in the Kingdom of Hungary
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