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Pápa
County Veszprém
Area 91,47 km²
Population  
  • 33 583
  • 367 /km²
Postal code 8500
Area code 86

Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills. Counties of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 42 regions. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre ( U.S. spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ...


The population is largely descendants of German settlers, who came here mostly in the 18th century. The Jewish population, numbering about 1250 people before the Second World War, was almost completely exterminated during the Holocaust. Pápa has a large historical centre, with renovated old burgher's houses, cafes, and museums, including the Blue-Dying Museum (Kékfestő Múzeum), set up in a one-time factory where they produced clothes and other textiles dyed with indigo blue under a unique method. The town is also noted for its thermal baths, particularly a newly constructed swimming complex, the Esterházy family's palace, its grand Roman Catholic church, and Calvinist secondary school; the town is an important religious centre. It also boasts a large park near the centre of town. Pápa was an administrative regional capital from 1945 to 1983. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II, starting in 1941 and continuing through 1945. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In an unadorned church, the 17th century congregation stands to hear the sermon. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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