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Székesfehérvár
Ceety Centre
Ceety Centre
Banner o Székesfehérvár
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Coat of airms o Székesfehérvár
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Székesfehérvár is located in Hungary
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Location o Székesfehérvár
Coordinates: 47°11′20″N 18°24′50″E / 47.18877°N 18.41384°E / 47.18877; 18.41384
Kintra Hungary
CoontyFejér
Area
 • Total170.89 km2 (65.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total101,943Decrease
 • Rank9t
 • Density593.74/km2 (1,537.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8000
Area code(s)22
Websitewww.szekesfehervar.hu

Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛˈheːrvaːr] ( listen)) is a ceety in central Hungary an is the 9t lairgest in the kintra. Locatit aroond 65 km (40 mi) soothwast o Budapest. It is inhabitit bi 101,973 fowk (2010), wi 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The ceety is the centre o Fejér Coonty an the regional centre o Central Transdanubie. In the Middle Ages the ceety wis a ryal residence an wis ane o the maist important ceeties o Hungary. In the Székesfehérvár Basilica, 37 kings an 39 queens consort wur crouned, 15 rulers hae been buriet here, the diets wur held an the croun jewels wur kept here.

Internaitional relations

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Twin towns - Sister ceeties

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Székesfehérvár is twinned wi:[1]

References

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  1. Szekesfehervar.hu
  2. "Székesfehérvár twin cities" (in Hungarian). Székesfehérvár.hu. Retrieved 18 Julie 2011.
  3. "Upcoming Birmingham Sister City Visitors" (PDF). Archived frae the original (pdf) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 Julie 2011.
  4. "Bratislava City - Twin Towns". © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  5. "Opole Official Website - Twin Towns". (in Inglis an Pols) © 2007-2009 Urząd Miasta Opola. Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2014. Retrieved 18 Juin 2009.