Székesfehérvár

Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár Megyei Jogú Város
Zichy House
Székesfehérvár Cathedral
Aunt Kati statue
Árpád Spa
Episcopal Palace
Csók István Gallery and Vörösmarty Mihály Library
From the top, left to right: Hungarian Royal Hotel, Cathedral of Székesfehérvár, Aunt Kati statue, Árpád Spa, Episcopal Palace, and Csók István Gallery and Vörösmarty Mihály Library
Flag of Székesfehérvár
Coat of arms of Székesfehérvár
Nickname(s): 
Fehérvár
Hungarian Crowning City
City of Kings
City of Churches
Székesfehérvár is located in Fejér County
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is located in Hungary
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Coordinates: 47°11′20″N 18°24′50″E / 47.18877°N 18.41384°E / 47.18877; 18.41384
Country Hungary
RegionCentral Transdanubia
CountyFejér
DistrictSzékesfehérvár
Established972
City status972
Government
 • MayorAndrás Cser-Palkovics (Fidesz-KDNP)
 • Deputy MayorÉva Brájer (Fidesz-KDNP)
Tamás Égi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Péter Róth (Fidesz-KDNP)
Attila Mészáros (Fidesz-KDNP)
 • Town NotaryDr Viktor Bóka
Area
 • City with county rights170.89 km2 (65.98 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • City with county rights97,617[1]
 • Rank9th
 • Density571.23/km2 (1,479.5/sq mi)
 • Urban
272,474 (9th)[2]
Demonym(s)székesfehérvári, fehérvári
Population by ethnicity
 • Hungarians85.0%
 • Germans1.3%
 • Gypsies0.8%
 • Romanians0.1%
 • Serbs0.1%
 • Slovaks0.1%
 • Croats0.1%
 • Polish0.1%
 • Ukrainians0.1%
Population by religion
 • Roman Catholic35.0%
 • Greek Catholic0.3%
 • Calvinists8.2%
 • Lutherans1.4%
 • Other1.6%
 • Non-religious21.9%
 • Unknown31.7%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8000 to 8019
Area code(+36) 22
MotorwaysM7
NUTS 3 codeHU211
Distance from Budapest64.2 km (39.9 mi) Southwest
International airportsSzékesfehérvár
MPTamás Vargha (Fidesz-KDNP)
Gábor Törő (Fidesz-KDNP)
Websitewww.szekesfehervar.hu

Székesfehérvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛʃfɛheːrvaːr] (audio speaker iconlisten); German: Stuhlweißenburg, pronounced [ʃtuːlˈvaɪ̯sn̩bʊʁk] (audio speaker iconlisten)), known as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in Székesfehérvár, a district in Hungary.

Sister cities

Székesfehérvár is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 KSH - Székesfehérvár, 2011
  2. Eurostat, 2016
  3. "Településfejlesztési koncepciójának és integrált településfejlesztési stratégiájának megalapozó vizsgálata" (PDF). szekesfehervar.hu (in Hungarian). Székesfehérvár. 2018-11-16. p. 93. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

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