Várpalota
Sign in to saveVárpalota (; 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.
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- Town
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- A Thury-vár madártávlatból.jpg
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- Thury Castle
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- Coa_Hungary_Town_Várpalota.svg
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- Flag of Várpalota.svg
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- Country
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- CET
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- +1
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST
- CEST
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- +2
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map
- Hungary
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- Location of Várpalota
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- Várpalota
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1
- Veszprém
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_total_km2
- 77.26
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total
- 21371
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of
- 2004
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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.