Várpalota ( hu, Várpalotai járás) is a district in eastern part of
Veszprém County. ''
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 ...
'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the
Central Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Várpalota District borders with
Mór District ''(
Fejér County)'' to the northeast,
Székesfehérvár District ''(Fejér County)'' to the east,
Balatonalmádi District
Balatonalmádi ( hu, Balatonalmádi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Veszprém County. ''Balatonalmádi'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Transdanubia, Central Tra ...
to the south,
Veszprém District
Veszprém ( hu, Veszprémi járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Veszprém County. ''Veszprém'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Transdanubia Statistical Region.
G ...
to the west,
Zirc District
Zirc ( hu, Zirci járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Veszprém County. ''Zirc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Zirc D ...
to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Várpalota District is 8.
Municipalities
The district has 2
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, 1 large village and 5 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)
The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
External links
Postal codes of the Várpalota District
Districts in Veszprém County
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