Székesfehérvár, Fejér County, Central Transdanubia Region, Hungary

🇭🇺 Székesfehérvár (Stoličný Belehrad), known colloquially as Fehérvár, is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér county and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence.

Architecture • Historical centre (Baroque, Classical) buildings • St Stephen Cathedral and ruins of Székesfehérvár Basilica (one of the largest basilicas in medieval Europe), where the Diets were held and the crown jewels kept, seat for the coronation of the Hungarian monarch and location of royal burials and memorials. • St Anna Chapel (Gothic, built around 1470) • "Ruin Garden": Ruins of medieval church founded by St Stephen • Episcopal Palace (Zopf style) • City Hall • Zichy Palace (Zopf style manor house, 1781) • Serbian Quarter (12 thatched peasant houses and a Byzantine-style church, won a Europa Nostra award in 1990) • Bory Castle (20th century). A fantastic castle-like structure built by the sculptor Jenő Bory and his wife with their own hands. • Vörösmarty Theater, the oldest theater of the country

Statues and memorials • Golden Bull memorial. The Golden Bull was an important charter of King András II, it was released here; the memorial is from 1972. • Globus crucifer (a stone image of the royal symbol of power of the same name) • Statue of György Varkoch at the supposed site of his death at the gates (see above) • Flower clock • Railway model exhibition.

Museums and galleries • King István Museum • Doll Museum • Black Eagle (Fekete Sas) Pharmacy Museum • City Museum • City Gallery • Csitáry spring (mineral water source).

Transport Székesfehérvár is an important hub for the Hungarian railway system (MÁV). Trains depart to the northern and southern coasts of Lake Balaton and towards the capital. The city is also reachable by regional buses from other major national destinations. There are numerous local buslines operating 7 days a week, operated by the company that also operates the regional buses in the region, KNYKK Zrt. (Közép-Nyugat Magyarországi Közlekedési Központ).

Sport Alba Regia Sportcsarnok is an indoor stadium in the city. It hosts a number of sport clubs from amateur to professional level, with 2017 Hungarian basketball championship winner Alba Fehérvár being its most notable tenant. Other city sports clubs include: • Videoton FC (football) • Székesfehérvári MÁV Előre SC (football) • Fehérvár AV19 (ice hockey) • Alba Fehérvár KC (handball) • Fehérvár Enthroners (American Football) • Székesfehérvári Kempo SE (martial arts) • Profi Kempo Akadémia - PKA.