Kőszeg, Vas County, Western Transdanubia Region, Hungary
🇭🇺 Kőszeg is a town in Vas county, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. Kőszeg has managed to retain its natural charm and the beauty of its architecture. Only the bastion gates have been damaged significantly. The structure of the town remains unaltered.
Today Kőszeg is one of the most attractive towns in Hungary and is a tourist destination. Kőszeg was awarded the Hild Prize (Hungarian architecture prize) in 1978 for preserving its architectural heritage. Every year, it hosts the Castle Days at the castle there, commemorating and re-enacting the siege by Ottoman Turks on the way to Vienna, in which the defenders were able to hold out.
Budapest Time
Kőszeg has a population of over 11,750 people. Kőszeg also forms the centre of the wider Kőszeg District which has a population of over 25,090 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kőszeg has links with:
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🇨🇭 St. Gallen 47.423
🇫🇷 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon 47.367
🇫🇷 Romorantin-Lanthenay 47.359
🇦🇹 Sankt Johann im Pongau 47.35
🇭🇺 Szigetszentmiklós 47.346
🇦🇹 Mistelbach 16.567
Locations Near: Kőszeg 16.5522,47.3819
🇭🇺 Szombathely 16.622,47.235 d: 17.1
🇭🇺 Sopron 16.59,47.681 d: 33.3
🇭🇺 Vasvár 16.804,47.048 d: 41.7
🇦🇹 Eisenstadt 16.519,47.846 d: 51.6
🇦🇹 Wiener Neustadt 16.217,47.8 d: 52.9
🇦🇹 Neunkirchen 16.083,47.733 d: 52.6
🇦🇹 Hartberg 15.949,47.3 d: 46.4
🇭🇺 Zalaegerszeg 16.839,46.844 d: 63.7
🇦🇹 Neusiedl am See 16.843,47.949 d: 66.7
🇦🇹 Baden bei Wien 16.233,48 d: 72.8
Antipodal to: Kőszeg -163.448,-47.382
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16462.5
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16273.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16205.7
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12506.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12410.1
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12395.3
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12391.4