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Székesfehérvár was first mentioned in a document by the Bishopric of Veszprém in 1009 as Alba Civitas.
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Székesfehérvár, known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.
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43 kings were crowned in Székesfehérvár, including Hungary's first monarch, King St. Stephen I.
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Székesfehérvár, known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.
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The Golden Bull, issued by András II in 1222, is often compared to England's Magna Carta.
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Székesfehérvár, known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.
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The city was renamed Beograd during Ottoman rule and looked like a Muslim city in the 16th–17th centuries.
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Székesfehérvár, known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.
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The Vörösmarty Theater in Székesfehérvár is the oldest theater in Hungary.
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Székesfehérvár, known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.
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