Zirc

Zirc
Cistercian Convent at Zirc
Flag Coat of arms
Zirc Location of Zirc
Coordinates: 47.26349°N 17.86928°E / 47.26349; 17.86928
Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	7,157
• Density	192.36/km2 (498.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8420
Area code	88
Website	www.zirc.hu

Zirc (German: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District.

Attractions

• Zirc Abbey, a Cistercian abbey
  • Bakony Museum of Natural Sciences, situated in the territory of Zirc Abbey
  • Reguly Antal Memorial Library
• Zirc Arboretum
• Reguly Antal Ethnographic Museum and Folk Art Workshop

Twin towns — sister cities

Zirc is twinned with:

• Pohlheim, Germany (1990)
• Baraolt, Romania (1990)
• Nivala, Finland (1998)

External links

• Aerial photography: Zirc