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Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in
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, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the
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 ...
. It is the administrative center of the
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of the same name.


Etymology

The city's name derives from the West Slavic-language
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''Bezprem'' or ''
Bezprym Bezprym (Old bɛspʂɨm vɛspreːm 986–1032) was the duke of Poland from 1031 until his death. He was the eldest son of the Polish king Bolesław the Brave, but was deprived of the succession by his father, who around 1001 sent him t ...
'' (
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''Bezprěmъ'') which translates literally to "stubborn", "self-confident, not willing to retreat". ''Besprem'' (before 1002), ''Vezprem'' (1086), ''Bezpremensis'' (1109). The form ''Vezprem'' originates in early medieval scribal habits and frequent exchange of ''B'' and ''V'' under the influence of the
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.


Location and legend

The city can be reached via the M7 highway and Road 8. It can also be reached from
Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...
via Road 82 and from
Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), known colloquially as Fehérvár (), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the Regions of Hungary, regional capital of C ...
via Road 8. According to a local legend, Veszprém was founded on seven hills. The seven hills are Várhegy (Castle Hill), Benedek-hegy (St. Benedict Hill), Jeruzsálem-hegy (Jerusalem Hill), Temetőhegy (Cemetery Hill), Gulyadomb (Herd Hill), Kálvária-domb (Calvary Hill), and Cserhát.


History

'' Anonymus Belæ Regis Notarius'' (the anonymous notary of
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) wrote that a castle already stood here when the
Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
first occupied the area. The castle was probably a 9th-century
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fortress. The castles of Veszprém,
Esztergom Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...
and
Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), known colloquially as Fehérvár (), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the Regions of Hungary, regional capital of C ...
, were the earliest Hungarian stone castles, which had already been built during the reign of High Prince Géza, a time when motte castles were much more common. Veszprém had an important religious role during the struggle to make
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the official religion of the
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,
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, was crowned
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in 1000 or 1001, and defeated the armies of his chief opponent,
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, near Veszprém. The city became the first episcopal seat of Hungary in 1009 and an archiepiscopal seat in 1993. ''Comitatus Veszprém'' was one of the earliest historical counties of Hungary. Veszprém was the favorite city of Queen Gisela, the wife of Stephen I. For centuries, the queens of Hungary were crowned by the
bishop of Veszprém A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...
. The city is still often called "the city of queens". In the year 1294 Queen Fenenna confirmed that, at that time, the former
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had the privilege to collect the donations of the church in the
Veszprém County Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') 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 norther ...
. Veszprém was among the first Hungarian cities to have a university—students studied law and arts here for several centuries. The university was destroyed by fire in 1276, when Peter I Csák invaded and devastated the
Diocese of Veszprém In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
. Veszprém became a university town again in the 20th century. The town was taken over by the
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during the
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in 1552, but was lost to the Habsburgs in 1566. The Ottomans once again successfully besieged the town in 1593 during the
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. The castle was demolished in 1706. Until 1918, ''VESZPRIM'' (also named ''WESZPRIM'' and ''WESPRIM'' near 1850, and ''WEISSBRUNN'' in German) was part of the
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/Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary; in
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after the
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in the
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. Between 16 August and 4 October 1919, Romanian troops occupied the city under colonel Constantin Neagu and major Alexander Totescu. During
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, Veszprém was captured by Soviet troops of the
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on 23 March 1945, in the course of the
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.


Economy

The Hungarian automotive plastic spare parts manufacturer ''Videoton Plastic'' (part of Videoton), the Hungarian kiosk manufacturer ''Kiosksystems'', the Hungarian shutter manufacturer ''Roll-Lux'', the Hungarian label manufacturer ''Imprenta'', the Hungarian tool manufacturer ''Solidsteel'', the Hungarian technical ceramics manufacturer ''Bakony Ipari Kerámia'', the Hungarian furniture manufacturer ''Balaton Bútor'', the Hungarian machine manufacturer ''Flexmont'', the Hungarian watermanagement company ''PureAqua'', the Hungarian automotive spare parts manufacturer ''Win-Pres'', the Hungarian construction company ''VEMÉVSZER'', the Hungarian metal manufacturer ''Ferro-Trio'', the Hungarian ''OOK Printhouse'', the Hungarian toolmanufacturer ''Plasticor'', the Hungarian machine manufacturer ''Transmoduls'', the Hungarian ''Prospektus Printhouse'' have both their headquarters and main production facilities in Veszprém. The French pharmaceutical company ''Citoxlab'', the Austrian plaster manufacturer Lasselsberger-Knauf, the Swiss electric motor manufacturer
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, the Austrian tile manufacturer ''Bramac'', the French automotive spare parts manufacturer
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, the German electromagnetical controlsystems manufacturer ''nass magnet'', the German automotive spare parts manufacturer
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, the German automotive spare parts manufacturer ''Thun'', the German sensor manufacturer
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, the Austrian chimney and ventilation system manufacturer Schiedel, the American power supply security company ''CoreComm'', the German sensor manufacturer ''Balluff'', the German automotive spare parts manufacturer ''Jost'', the German health devices manufacturer Beurer, the British-Dutch food producer
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and the Hungarian dairy product manufacturer ''Pannontej'' operate production plants in the city. The Dutch General Logistics Systems, the Hungarian
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, the German Penny Market, the Hungarian ''Locargo'' and the Austrian ''Persped'' have logistics centres there. The Hungarian owned ''Vöröskő'' electrical retailer (holder of the brand
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in Hungary) is also based in the city. The
Veszprém Aréna Veszprém Aréna is an indoor sports and events hall in Veszprém, Hungary. It is the home ground of the top-class handball club Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém KC, that regularly host the best teams of Europe. The city has a first division wome ...
provides place besides sport events for exhibitions and conferences.


Demographics

According to the 2011 census beside the 83.9% Hungarian majority the city has a historical
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minority numbering 2.4% of the population. The second largest ethnic group is the
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with 0.7%. The others are all marginal.KSH - Veszprém, 2011
/ref> The religious affiliation of the citizens has a Catholic majority with 38.9%
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and 0.3%
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. The
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(7.0%) have the second, the
Lutherans Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 15 ...
(2.1%) the third largest denomination in the city. 20.6% are not religious.


Politics

The current mayor of Veszprém is Gyula Porga (''Fidesz-KDNP''). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:


Public transport

The city's public transportation consists exclusively of buses, which are run by the city-funded company V-Busz. 30 bus lines run throughout the city, including lines 44 and 45 which are night buses. All buses are easily recognizable even from a distance due to their purple livery. Tickets can be purchased on the buses, from ticket machines across the city and at bus stations from the ticket desks. V-Busz took over the city's public transportation in 2018 from the regional, state-funded bus company (ÉNYKK) due to a lack of funding and an old rolling stock of buses, some of which were from the mid 80s.


Notable people

*
Péter Andorka Péter Andorka (born 19 July 1984) is a Hungarian former football player.Profile at MLSZ
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(born in 1984), footballer *
Leopold Auer Leopold von Auer (; June 7, 1845July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor, composer, and instructor. Many of his students went on to become prominent concert performers and teachers. Early life and career Auer was born in ...
(1845–1930), violinist, academic, conductor and composer *
Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár (born 14 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club MTK Budapest. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the ...
(born 1990), footballer *
Attila Mesterházy Attila Mesterházy (born 30 January 1974) is a Hungarian politician, who served as the seventh chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) from 10 July 2010 to 29 May 2014. He was a Member of Parliament between 2004 and 2022. He was the par ...
(born 1974), politician (
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) *
Tibor Navracsics Tibor Navracsics (born 13 June 1966) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from June to September 2014. He previously served as Minister of Administration and Justice between 2010 and 2014. H ...
(born 1966), politician,
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(2014–present) *
Leopold Óváry Lipót Óváry, also known in English as Leopold Óváry (31 December 1833, Veszprém - 4 April 1919, Budapest) was a Hungarian historian and custodian of the Hungarian state archives. He took part in the Hungarian struggle for liberty in 1848 ...
(1833–1919), historian and archivist *
Csaba Vastag Csaba Vastag (born 11 February 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian musician, who won the first ever series of the Hungarian '' X-Faktor'' in 2010.Tamás Vastag Tamás Vastag (born 28 June 1991) is a Hungarian Music Awards-winning Hungarian singer and actor. He is best known for coming 5th on the first season of the Hungarian version of X-Factor. Personal life and career Tamás Vastag was born on 28 ...
(born 1991), singer *
Ádám Lang Ádám Lang (born 17 January 1993) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság club Debreceni VSC and the Hungary national team. Club career Győr Born in Veszprém, Lang was signe ...
(born 1993), footballer


Twin towns – sister cities

Veszprém is twinned with: *
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, Germany * Debeljača, Serbia *
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, Denmark *
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, Czech Republic *
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, Slovakia *
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, Belgium *
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, Germany *
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, Finland *
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, Germany *
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, Romania *
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, Israel *
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Tourism

* Kittenberger Kálmán Zoo & Botanical Garden


Gallery

Egyem. lakóház (10654. számú műemlék).jpg, View of the city Tüztorony (10689. számú műemlék) 7.jpg, Fire-watch tower Szentháromság-szobor (10685. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Holy Trinity Column Veszprém panorama.jpg, View from the Castle Hill Székesegyház (10682. számú műemlék) 6.jpg, St. Michael's Cathedral, Veszprém Veszprem varabenedekhegyrol.jpg, Castle Hill Veszprem Ersekipalota2.jpg, Episcopal Palace Veszprem Varoshaza1.jpg, City hall Veszprem Megyehaza.jpg,
Veszprém County Hall The Veszprém County Hall () is a representative historical building in Veszprém, Hungary. Designed by Budapest-based architect István Kiss, who won a competition in 1884, the building have a distinct angular layout enclosing a courtyard, a gran ...
Veszprem varkapu.jpg, Castle gate Veszprem Szentharomsagter dny.jpg, Holy Trinity Square Veszprem nagyprepostipalota.jpg, Nagypréposti Palace Veszprem-County-Library-Hungary.jpg, Library of Veszprém Veszprem Sed2.jpg, Séd Stream Veszprem Gizellakapolna.jpg, Gisela Capel Székesegyház (10682. számú műemlék).jpg, The Holy Trinity Square behind St. Michael's Cathedral, Veszprém in the Castle Hill Bone of Giselle of Bavaria.jpg, Bone of Queen Gisela kept in a church in Veszprém Szt. István és Gizella Veszprém.JPG, Statue of King Stephen I and Queen Gisela


References

;Notes


External links


Official site
*
English pages
on official site
Pannon University
(formerly University of Veszprém)
Aerial photography: Veszprém

What to do in Veszprém – Much more than handball

Veszprém at funiq.hu
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