Keszthely
| Keszthely | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
|
|||
 Keszthely
|
|||
| Coordinates: 46°46′11″N 17°14′53″E / 46.76965°N 17.24813°ECoordinates: 46°46′11″N 17°14′53″E / 46.76965°N 17.24813°E | |||
| Country |  Hungary |
||
| County | Zala | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ferenc Ruzsics (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 75.98 km2 (29.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 21,803 | ||
| • Density | 286.96/km2 (743.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 8360 | ||
| Area code(s) | 83 | ||
| Website | keszthely.hu | ||
Keszthely (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɛst.hɛj]; Slovene: Blatenski Kostel) is a Hungarian city of 21,100 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It's the second largest city by the lake after Siófok.
Though settled since at least Roman times (the Keszthely culture of Romance pannonian language), the first historical evidence of the town Keszthely dates from a 1247 document. Since 1421, Keszthely has been a market town.
One of its main tourist attractions is Festetics Palace, which was built in 1745 in baroque style. The Balaton Museum displays geological and archaeological exhibitions and presents the history of Lake Balaton.
The Faculty for Agriculture of University of Pannonia is located in Keszthely.
Contents |
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Keszthely | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1 (31) |
2 (36) |
9 (49) |
16 (60) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
28 (83) |
27 (81) |
23 (73) |
17 (63) |
8 (46) |
2 (36) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−6 (22) |
2 (35) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
16 (60) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
1 (34) |
−2 (29) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 56 (2.2) |
13 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
48 (1.9) |
79 (3.1) |
84 (3.3) |
43 (1.7) |
30 (1.2) |
58 (2.3) |
23 (0.9) |
15 (0.6) |
23 (0.9) |
495 (19.5) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Keszthely is twinned with:
Levoča, Slovakia
Stary Sącz, Poland- Łańcut, Poland [2]
- Piwniczna, Poland
- Jędrzejów, Poland
Piran, Slovenia
Boppard, Germany
Hof van Twente, Netherlands
Litomyšl, Czech Republic- Turnov, Czech Republic
Alanya, Turkey
[edit] Image gallery
-
Keszthely town centre
-
Festetics Palace
-
Aerial photograph of the palace
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Keszthely, Hungary". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=2921&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Łańcut Official Website - Foreign contacts".
(in English) © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37-100 Łańcut. http://www.lancut.pl/asp/en_start.asp?typ=14&menu=76&strona=1. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
[edit] External links
 |
This Zala location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
