Székesfehérvár
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Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] (listen); German: Stuhlweißenburg, pronounced [ʃtuːlˈvaɪ̯sn̩bʊʁk] (listen)), known as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in Székesfehérvár, a district in Hungary.
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Székesfehérvár | |
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City with county rights | |
Székesfehérvár Megyei Jogú Város | |
From the top, left to right: Hungarian Royal Hotel, Cathedral of Székesfehérvár, Aunt Kati statue, Árpád Spa, Episcopal Palace, and Csók István Gallery and Vörösmarty Mihály Library | |
Nickname(s): Fehérvár Hungarian Crowning City City of Kings City of Churches | |
Coordinates: 47.18877°N 18.41384°E / 47.18877; 18.41384 | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Transdanubia |
County | Fejér |
District | Székesfehérvár |
Established | 972 |
City status | 972 |
Government | |
• Mayor | András Cser-Palkovics (Fidesz-KDNP) |
• Deputy Mayor | Éva Brájer (Fidesz-KDNP) Tamás Égi (Fidesz-KDNP) Péter Róth (Fidesz-KDNP) Attila Mészáros (Fidesz-KDNP) |
• Town Notary | Dr Viktor Bóka |
Area | |
• City with county rights | 170.89 km2 (65.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• City with county rights | 97,617[1] |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 571.23/km2 (1,479.5/sq mi) |
• Urban | 272,474 (9th)[2] |
Demonym(s) | székesfehérvári, fehérvári |
Population by ethnicity | |
• Hungarians | 85.0% |
• Germans | 1.3% |
• Gypsies | 0.8% |
• Romanians | 0.1% |
• Serbs | 0.1% |
• Slovaks | 0.1% |
• Croats | 0.1% |
• Polish | 0.1% |
• Ukrainians | 0.1% |
Population by religion | |
• Roman Catholic | 35.0% |
• Greek Catholic | 0.3% |
• Calvinists | 8.2% |
• Lutherans | 1.4% |
• Other | 1.6% |
• Non-religious | 21.9% |
• Unknown | 31.7% |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8000 to 8019 |
Area code | (+36) 22 |
Motorways | M7 |
NUTS 3 code | HU211 |
Distance from Budapest | 64.2 km (39.9 mi) Southwest |
International airports | Székesfehérvár |
MP | Tamás Vargha (Fidesz-KDNP) Gábor Törő (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Website | www |
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