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Veszprém (
German:
Weißbrunn,
Croatian:
Vesprim, Besprim Slovak:
Vesprím,
Serbian:
Vesprim or Весприм), one of the oldest towns in
Hungary, is now a city with county rights and lies approximately north of
Lake Balaton. It is the capital city of the administrative county (
comitatus or 'megye') of the same name.
Location
Veszprém lies on both sides of the creek
Séd, approximately from
Budapest (via the M7 motorway and Road 8). It can also be reached from
Győr via Road 82, and from
Székesfehérvár via Road 8.
History
According to local legend, Veszprém was founded on seven hills, like
Rome. The seven hills are Várhegy (Castle Hill), Benedek-hegy (St. Benedict Hill), Jeruzsálem-hegy (Jerusalem Hill), Temetőhegy (Cemetery Hill), Gulyadomb (Herd Hill), Kálvária-domb (Calvary Hill), and Cserhát.
Anonymus, the notary of King
Béla III wrote that a castle already stood here when the
Hungarians first occupied the area. The castle was probably a
9th century Frankish fortress. The castles of Veszprém,
Esztergom and
Székesfehérvár, were the earliest Hungarian stone castles, which had already been built during the reign of
High Prince Géza, a time when motte castles were much more common.
The name of the city originates from the Slavic word
Bezprym, which was originally a personal name.
Ján Kollár derived its name from
Ves Perunova - Perun's village and mentioned also a German derivation from
Weiss-Brunn - white well. The city was named either after a chieftain, or the son of Princess Judith (elder sister of
St. Stephen), who settled here after her husband
Boleslaus I of Poland expelled her and her son.
Veszprém had an important religious role during the fight to make
Christianity the official religion of
Hungary -
St. Stephen defeated the armies of his chief opponent, Koppány, near Veszprém. The city became the first episcopal seat of Hungary in
1009 and an archiepiscopal seat in
1993. Comitatus Veszprém was one of the earliest historical counties of Hungary.
Veszprém was the favorite city of
Queen Gisela, the wife of St. Stephen. For centuries, the queens of Hungary were crowned by the
bishop of Veszprém. The city is still often called "the city of queens."
During the
Mongol invasion of Hungary, Veszprém was protected by its castle, which was later demolished on order of the
Habsburgs in
1706.
Veszprém was among the first Hungarian cities to have a university - students studied law and arts here. The university was destroyed by fire in
1276, after which Veszprém became a university town again in the
20th century.
Twin towns
Veszprém is
twinned with:
Gallery
Image:Veszprem 2 by andy205.jpg|The Basilica of Veszprém
Image:Megyeszékhely - Veszprém megye - Veszprém.jpg|Aerial photography: Veszprém - Hungary
Image:Veszprem Sorhazlepcso.jpg|Downtown
Image:Veszprem nagyprepostipalota.jpg|Nagypréposti Palace
Image:Gyulafiratot kolostor.jpg|Monastery ruin
Image:Veszprem Szentharomsagoszlop.jpg|The castle of Veszprém
Image:Veszprem Gizellakapolna.jpg|Gizella Capel (11th century)
Image:Veszprem Tuztorony2.jpg|Fire-watch tower
Image:Veszprem Szentharomsagter dny.jpg|Holy Trinity Square
Image:Veszprem Megyehaza.jpg|County Hall
Image:Veszprem Bakonyihaz.jpg|Ethnographic Museum
Image:Veszprem-County-Library-Hungary.jpg|Library of Veszprém
Image:Bone of Giselle of Bavaria.JPG|Bone of queen Giselle. Kept in a church in Veszprem (Hungary)
Image:Veszprem Istvanesgizella.jpg|Statue of King Stephen I. and Queen Gisela
Image:Veszprem foispanilak.jpg|The former Lord Lieutenant’s Residence
Image:Veszprém - Angolkisassz.jpg|Óvári Ferenc Street (Church and school of the 'English ladies')
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