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Tapolca
Sign in to saveTapolca (; ) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around . The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.
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- Town
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- Coa_Hungary_Town_Tapolca.svg
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- Flag of Tapolca.svg
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- Country
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- CET
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- +1
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- CEST
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- +2
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- Hungary Veszprém#Hungary
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- Location of Tapolca
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- Tapolca
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- County
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- Veszprém
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- 63.48
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total
- 16035
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_density_km2
- 279.43
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Notable sights
- The Lake Cave
- Mill Pond
- Garden of Ruins
- School Museum
- Main Square
- Notable inhabitants
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Tapolca (; ) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around . The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.
== Etymology == The origin of Tapolca is disputed, originating either from the Hungarian Tapolcza, meaning "high place", or from the Slavic Toplica/Teplica meaning "hot springs". It was also known as Turul or Turultapolca at some points in the Middle Ages.