Facts About Székesfehérvár
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Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and the country’s ninth-largest city.
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Székesfehérvár is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia and the centre of Fejér county and Székesfehérvár District.
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The place has been inhabited since the 5th century BC. In Roman times the settlements were called Gorsium and Herculia.
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The geographic Coordinates of Székesfehérvár: 47.18877°N 18.41384°E
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In 1703, Székesfehérvár regained the status of a free royal town.
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Székesfehérvár was a royal residence and the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Székesfehérvár is 118 m above sea level.
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Historically the city has come under Ottoman and Habsburg control, and was known in many languages by translations of “white castle”
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Székesfehérvár city area measures at 170.9 km²
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The current mayor of Székesfehérvár is András Cser-Palkovics, as of 2020.