Borzavár is a village in Veszprém county in Hungary in

Zirc District Zirc () 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, Central Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Zir ...

near the town of Zirc (5 km west) in the High Bakony Mountains. From the village and the surrounding countryside, the twin caps of the Koris-hill (709 m or 2326 ft) and the Kék-hill (661 m or 2168 ft) can be seen. Borzavár's distance to major locations is 30 minutes from the city of

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) 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 of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

, 40 minutes from

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...

, 45 minutes from Győr, called the city of three streams, 1 and a half hours from

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and

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and 2 hours from

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History

The village has 750 inhabitants (200ww census), nearly all of them are Hungarian. Neighbouring settlements are Csesznek and

Porva Purwah Kumar Porva is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary in Zirc District. Located in the High Bakony Mountains, 6 km (3.75 mi) from the city of Zirc and it is around 400 m (1313 ft) above sea level. From the village and the ...

villages, and Zirc town. The territory of the settlement has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The village was founded by Daniel Esterházy in 1761. The village was settled by Slovaks, Hungarians and Germans. In 1910 Borzavár was a village in the Zirc district of Veszprém County. Number of its inhabitants in 1910: 1120; 1118 (99,8%) Hungarian and 2 (0,2%) other by mother tongue, 1097 (97,9%) Roman Catholic, 12 (1,1%) Calvinist, 6 (0,5%) Jew and 5 (0,5%) Lutheran by religion.

References

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

Borzavar.hu (Hungarian)
Populated places in Zirc District {{Veszprem-geo-stub