Veszprémfajsz is a village in

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 ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...

Location

Veszprémfajsz is a one-street settlement located at the southern foot of

Bakony Bakony () is a mountainous region in Transdanubia, Hungary. It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszprém county. The Bakony is divided into the Northern and ...

. It is located alongside road No. 7302, connecting main road No. 77 between Veszprém and Tapolca, and No. 73 from the county seat to Csopak . The nearest settlements are: Nemesvámos (4 kilometers), Felsőörs (6 kilometers), Paloznak (8 kilometers), and Csopak and Veszprém (both 9 kilometers).

History

The current village was built in the 18th century, the medieval village having been located about one kilometer away. Before the Turkish siege of Veszprém castle, the village was depopulated; only the ruins of its church are visible. The patron saint of the church Saint Walburga was a Benedictine abbess. A part of the population of Veszprémfajsz are descendants of settlers of German origin.

Mayors

* 1990–1994: József Csiba (independent) * 1994–1998: József Csiba (independent) * 1998–2002: József Csiba (independent) * 2002–2006: József Csiba (independent) * 2006–2010: László József Csiba (independent) * 2010–2014: József Fertig (independent) * 2014–2019: József Fertig (independent) * From 2019: József Fertig (independent)

External links

Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County {{Veszprem-geo-stub