Fun fact 2 about Gyor
city
During the Ottoman occupation, Győr was burned down by its commander Kristóf Lamberg to prevent it from falling into Turkish hands.
Gyor
Hungary
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city
Gyor
Hungary
Country
Hungary
Population
132.0K
Coordinates
47.69, 17.65
Győr is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres.
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