Fejér ( hu, Fejér megye, ) is an administrative county (
comitatus or megye) in Central
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
. It lies on the west bank of the river
Danube
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and nearly touches the eastern shore of
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...
. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties
Veszprém,
Komárom-Esztergom,
Pest,
Bács-Kiskun,
Tolna and
Somogy. The capital of Fejér county is
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fej� ...
.
Geography
Geographically, Fejér County is very diverse; its southern part is similar (and adjacent) to the
Great Hungarian Plain
The Great Hungarian Plain (also known as Alföld or Great Alföld, hu, Alföld or ) is a plain occupying the majority of the modern territory of Hungary. It is the largest part of the wider Pannonian Plain. (However, the Great Hungarian plain ...
, and other parts are hilly (
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 an ...
,
Vértes,
Gerecse mountains).
Lake Velence
Lake Velence (german: Welenzer See), an endorheic basin, is the third largest natural lake in Hungary. It is a popular holiday destination among Hungarians.
The lake has an area of 26 km2, one third of which is covered by the common reed. Be ...
, a popular resort, is also located there.
History
Early history
The area was already inhabited 20,000 years ago. When this part of Hungary formed a
Roman
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* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
province called ''
Pannonia
Pannonia (, ) was a province of the Roman Empire bounded on the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. Pannonia was located in the territory that is now west ...
'', several settlements stood here: the capital was Gorsium, but there were other significant towns too, where present-day Baracs and Dunaújváros are (the towns were called ''Annamatia'' and ''Intercisa'', respectively). In the early Medieval period Huns and Avars lived in the area. After 586 several nomadic people inhabited in the area, until Hungarians conquered it in the late 9th century.
From the Roman conquest until the Ottoman occupation
Hungarians arrived in the area between 895 and 900. The high prince and his tribe settled down in this area. The town of ''Fehérvár'' (modern-day Székesfehérvár) became significant as the seat of Prince
Géza. Under the reign of his son,
King Stephen, the town became the county seat of the newly formed county. Kings of Hungary were crowned and buried in the town until the 16th century.
Fejér under Ottoman rule
Fejér county was occupied by Ottomans between 1543 and 1688. Several of the villages were destroyed, the population dramatically decreased. After being freed from Ottoman rule, local administration was reorganized in 1692. Székesfehérvár got back its town status only in 1703.
Demographics
In 2015, it had a population of 417,651 and the
population density
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was 96/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,500), Germans (5,500).
Total population (2011 census): 425,847
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 372 538 persons:
*
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...
: 356 982 (95,82%)
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Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
* Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
: 6 277 (1,68%)
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Germans
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: 5 419 (1,45%)
*Others and indefinable: 3 860 (1,04%)
Approx. 65,000 persons in Fejér County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
*Catholic – 152,234 (
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
* Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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– 150,883;
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine C ...
– 1,292);
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Reformed – 46,154;
*
Evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...
– 7,143;
*
Orthodox – 418;
*other religions – 5,524;
*
Non-religious
Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ant ...
– 82,975;
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Atheism
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– 6,427;
*''Undeclared'' – 124,972.
Regional structure
Politics
County Assembly
The Fejér County Council, elected at the
2014 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:
Presidents of the County Assembly
Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
during the
2022 parliamentary election:
Municipalities
Fejér County has 2
urban counties, 15
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 or ...
, 11 large villages and 78 villages.
;Cities with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011
census
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)
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Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fej� ...
(100,570)
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Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros (; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is an industrial city in Fejér County, Central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. Situated 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Budapest on the Danube, the city i ...
(48,484)
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Mór
Mór (german: Moor) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary. Among the smaller towns in the Central Transdanubia Region of Hungary, it lies between the Vértes and Bakony Hills, in the northwestern corner of Fejér County. The historic roots of ...
(14,272)
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Sárbogárd
Sárbogárd (german: Bochart) is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. The town is at the intersection of important railroad routes in Hungary: this is where electrified routes from Balaton and Pécs merge with non-electrifed railways from Baja and ...
(12,446)
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Bicske (11,891)
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Gárdony (9,666)
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Ercsi (8,289)
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Enying
Enying is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. The Olympian Géza Mészöly (sport shooter), Géza Mészöly was born here.
Twin towns – sister cities
Enying is Sister city, twinned with:
* Bad Urach, Germany
* Huedin, Romania
* Gmina Świerklany ...
(6,835)
*
Polgárdi (6,802)
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Pusztaszabolcs (6,099)
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Martonvásár
Martonvásár is the 11th largest town in Fejér county, Hungary. It's a popular tourist destination in Hungary because of the Brunszvik Palace where Ludwig van Beethoven stayed and wrote "Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO59, Bia5 ...
(5,732)
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Velence
Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence.
Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is ''Velencén'', while ''Velencében'' ...
(5,474)
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Csákvár (5,218)
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Aba (4,426)
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Rácalmás (4,419)
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Bodajk (4,219)
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Adony
Adony (formerly ''Duna-Adony''; german: Adam; la, Vetus Salina or ) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary.
Twin towns – sister cities
Adony is twinned with:
* Oberweser, Germany (1995)
* Szczekociny, Poland (2001)
* Cehu Silvaniei, Roman ...
(3,717)
;Villages
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Alap
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Alcsútdoboz
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Alsószentiván
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Bakonycsernye
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Bakonykúti
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Balinka
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Baracs
Baracs is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to ...
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Baracska
Baracska is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
External links
Street map
Populated places in Fejér County
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Beloiannisz
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Besnyő
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Bodmér
Bodmér is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
References
External links
Street map
Populated places in Fejér County
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Cece
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Csabdi
Csabdi is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
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Csákberény
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Csókakő
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Csősz
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Csór
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Daruszentmiklós
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Dég
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Előszállás
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Etyek
Etyek (german: Edeck) is a village in Fejér County, Hungary, approximately 30 km from Budapest. The area is surrounded by vineyards and is known for its wine-production. The Korda Studios
Korda Studios (in Hungarian: ''Korda Filmstúdi� ...
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Fehérvárcsurgó
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Felcsút
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Füle
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Gánt
Gánt is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ...
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Gyúró
Gyúró is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
External links
Street map
Populated places in Fejér County
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Hantos
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Igar
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Iszkaszentgyörgy
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Isztimér
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Iváncsa
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Jenő
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Kajászó
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Káloz
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Kápolnásnyék
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Kincsesbánya
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Kisapostag
Kisapostag is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. , it had a population of 1,414, living in 508 houses. About away is the nearby city of Dunaújváros. Kisapostag is near the M-6 highway and the Danube River, which is good for the water-tourism ...
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Kisláng
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Kőszárhegy
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Kulcs
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Lajoskomárom
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Lepsény
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Lovasberény
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Magyaralmás
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Mány
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Mátyásdomb
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Mezőfalva
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Mezőkomárom
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Mezőszentgyörgy
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Mezőszilas
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Moha
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Nadap
Nadap is a village in Fejér county in central Hungary, with population of 460. Lying among low Velence Hills, it is the point of departure for sightseeing tours on the countryside. The obelisk in the vicinity, called "ancient mark of Nadap" serv ...
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Nádasdladány
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Nagykarácsony
Nagykarácsony is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
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Nagylók
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Nagyveleg
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Nagyvenyim
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Óbarok
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Pákozd
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Pátka
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Pázmánd
Pázmánd is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...
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Perkáta
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Pusztavám
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Ráckeresztúr
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Sáregres
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Sárkeresztes
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Sárkeresztúr
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Sárkeszi
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Sárosd
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Sárszentágota
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Sárszentmihály
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Seregélyes
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Soponya
Soponya is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
Gallery
Image:Soponya légifotó.jpg, Soponya, palace from a bird's eye view
Image:CIvertanlegiSoponya1.jpg
Image:CivertanlegiSoponya2.jpg
External links
* in Hungarian
Street map
Aerial photo ...
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Söréd
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Sóskút
Sóskút is a village in Pest County, Hungary.
History
Media
Several scenes of the movies John Adams (2008) and Move On (2012) were shot in the town.
Residents
* Georg von Habsburg (1964-), the grandson of Blessed Charles of Austria, the l ...
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Sukoró
Sukoró is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
History
Sukoró was originally referred to as Sokoró in documents in 1270. In preparation for the Battle of Pákozd, Lajos Kossuth held a war council meeting in a Calvinist
Calvinism (als ...
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Szabadbattyán
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Szabadegyháza
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Szabadhídvég
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Szár
Szár is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
Famous residents
* Frank Hasenfratz (1935–2022), Hungarian-born Canadian billionaire businessman, founder of Linamar
Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where th ...
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Tabajd
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Tác
Tác is a village in Hungary. In the time of Roman Empire it was known as ''Gorsium-Herculia''. An open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is a ...
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Tordas
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Újbarok
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Úrhida
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Vajta
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Vál
Vál is a village in Fejér County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ...
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Vereb
Vereb is a village in Fejér county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to t ...
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Vértesacsa
Vértesacsa (also ''Vértes-Acsa'', german: Atscha) is a village in Fejér County, Hungary, near the city of Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in cent ...
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Vértesboglár
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Zámoly
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Zichyújfalu
Zichyújfalu (IPA: ) is a village in Fejér county, Hungary, about 10 km from Lake Velencei, which is more or less easy to reach on road and on railway ( Pusztaszabolcs-Székesfehérvár line). The settlement used to be a part of Gárdon ...
municipalities are ''large'' villages.
Gallery
File:Szekesfehervar Orb and Episcopal Palace.JPG, Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fej� ...
, the ''City of Kings''
File:Velencei-to este.jpg, Lake Velence
Lake Velence (german: Welenzer See), an endorheic basin, is the third largest natural lake in Hungary. It is a popular holiday destination among Hungarians.
The lake has an area of 26 km2, one third of which is covered by the common reed. Be ...
, Hungary's 4th largest lake
File:Esterházy-kastély a park felől.JPG, Esterházy Mansion, Csákvár
File:Kert_(arborétum)_(13220._számú_műemlék).jpg, Arboretum in Alcsútdoboz
File:Károlyi-kastély (3637. számú műemlék) 7.jpg, Károlyi Castle in Fehérvárcsurgó
File:V. Nádady kastély (3730. számú műemlék) 6.jpg, Nádady Mansion in Nádasdladány
File:Brunszvik-kastély.jpg, Brunszvik Mansion in Martonvásár
Martonvásár is the 11th largest town in Fejér county, Hungary. It's a popular tourist destination in Hungary because of the Brunszvik Palace where Ludwig van Beethoven stayed and wrote "Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO59, Bia5 ...
File:Gorsium - Tác.JPG, An open-air museum presents the Roman Empire ruins in Tác
Tác is a village in Hungary. In the time of Roman Empire it was known as ''Gorsium-Herculia''. An open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is a ...
References
External links
Official sitein Hungarian
Fehér Megyei Hírlap (feol.hu) - The county portalHungary at GeoHive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fejer
Counties of Hungary