Place:Várpalota, Veszprém, Hungary

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NameVárpalota
Alt namesVárpalotasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown or village
Coordinates47.2°N 18.133°E
Located inVeszprém, Hungary
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Várpalota (; German: Burgschloß) is a town in Western Hungary, in the Transdanubian county of Veszprém. It was a mining town during the Socialist era, but the mines have been closed. Most of the citizens work in the nearby cities, Veszprém or Székesfehérvár.

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History

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The town's origins are linked to the Roman and Avar periods, as testified verified by burial mounds, tombstones and Roman artifacts in the outskirts of the town, some of which can be found in the lapidary of Thury Castle.

In the Middle Ages it was a flourishing market town. In the 20th century it became a center for coal mining.

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