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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

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Town
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Thury Castle
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Hungary
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Location of Várpalota
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Várpalota
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County
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Veszprém
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77.26
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21371
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2004

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Official website

Várpalota város hivatalos oldala

varpalota.hu

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Main sights
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

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.

== 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Várpalota” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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