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V. Zichy-ház, később Magyar szálló (3831. számú műemlék)
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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
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Szekesfehervar

Hungary

Country
Hungary
Population
95.5K
Coordinates
47.19, 18.42
1095th most populous city in the world

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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