Székesfehérvár  ^listen (in Latin: Alba Regia; in colloquial speech Fehérvár) is a city in central Hungary, located around 65 km southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 106,346 people (2001), with 138,995 in the direct vicinity, and is the centre of Fejér county. In the Middle Ages the city was a royal residence and the most important city of Hungary. 37 kings and 39 queen consorts were crowned, 15 rulers have been buried here, the diets were held and the crown jewels were kept here. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Fejér 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 (US 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. ... To play the audio file do not click on the -image. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ... Fejér is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ...

Etymology of the name

The city's name means "white chair/seat castle", and its translation to other related languages (German Stuhlweißenburg, Croatian Stolni Biograd, Turkish Istolni Belgrád) means "the white city of/with the chair/table/castle".

The word szék meaning seat is related to its important role in the first centuries of Hungary: székhely means a (royal) residence. The first kings of Hungary were crowned and buried here, so Székesfehérvár was a capital city of the country. The other capital was Esztergom. Esztergom (German Gran, Slovak Ostrihom) is a small city in northern Hungary, about 70 km north-west of Budapest. ...

History

The place was inhabited since Roman times, the settlements were called Gorsium and Herculia. In the Middle Ages its Latin name was Alba Regalis/Alba Regia. Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

The Hungarian city was founded in 972 by High Prince Géza. It was first mentioned in a document by the Bishopric of Veszprém, 1009, as Alba Civitas. Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is a city in western Hungary. ... Events February 14: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. ...

Géza's son, St. Stephen surrounded the settlement with a plank wall, had a provostery, a cathedral and a school built. The settlement had about 3500 inhabitants at this time. In the 12th century the city prospered, churches, monasteries and houses were built. In the 14th century Székesfehérvár was surrounded by city walls. A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ...

The Ottomans occupied the city after a long siege in 1543. The city was under Ottoman ocupation for 145 years. The Ottomans destroyed most of it, they demolished the cathedral and the royal palace, and they pillaged the graves of kings in the cathedral. They named the city Belgrad ("white castle") and built mosques. In the 16th–17th centuries it looked like a Muslim city. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe marked the better part of the history of southeastern Europe, notably, giving infamy to the Balkans. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Islam (Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

Tourist sights

• Downtown with historical (Baroque, Classical) buildings
• St. Stephen Cathedral (burial place of several mediaeval kings incl. St. Stephen and Béla III)
• St. Anna Chapel (Gothic, built around 1470)
• Ruins of mediaeval church founded by St. Stephen
• Episcopal Palace (Zopf style)
• City Hall
• Zichy Palace (Zopf style manorhouse, 1781)
• King Stephen Museum
• Doll Museum
• Apothecary Museum
• City Museum
• City Gallery
• Csitáry source (mineral water source)
• Serbian skanzen (12 thatched peasant houses and a Byzantian-style church, won the Europa Nostra award in 1990)
• Golden Bull memorial (the Golden Bull was an important charta by King Andrew II, it was released here; the memorial is from 1972.)
• Bory manor (20th century)

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Twin towns

Since 1991 it has been twinned with Chorley, which is in Lancashire, England. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

Source

• Székesfehérvár, a királyi város (http://www.kul-tura.hu/index.php?varos=106490680027758) (Székesfehérvár, the royal city)

External link

• Székesfehérvár (http://www.szekesfehervar.hu/)