Várpalota

Also known as Varpalota

Várpalota (; German: Burgschloß) is a town in Western Hungary, in the Transdanubian county of Veszprém. It was a mining town during the Socialist era, but the mines have been closed. Most of the citizens work in the nearby cities, Veszprém or Székesfehérvár.

Key facts

Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: A Thury-vár madártávlatból.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Thury Castle
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Coa_Hungary_Town_Várpalota.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag: Flag of Várpalota.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST

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History
Main sights
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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== History == The town's origins are linked to the Roman and Avar periods, as testified verified by burial mounds, tombstones and Roman artifacts in the outskirts of the town, some of which can be found in the lapidary of Thury Castle.