For the historical county see Fejér (former county)

Fejér (former county)

Fejér is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly smaller than that of present Fejér county, is presently in central Hungary...

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For the mathematician of the same name see Lipót Fejér

Lipót Fejér

Lipót Fejér , was a Hungarian mathematician. Fejér was born Leopold Weiss, and changed to the Hungarian name Fejér around 1900....

Fejér is the name of an administrative county (comitatus

Counties of Hungary

Hungary is subdivided administratively into 20 regions which are the 19 counties and the capital city : Budapest...

 or megye) in Central Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...

. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém

Veszprém (county)

Veszprém is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.-Veszprém county:...

, Komárom-Esztergom

Komárom-Esztergom

Komárom-Esztergom is an administrative Hungarian county in Transdanubia, on the northern border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of , , and...

, Pest

Pest (county)

Ethnic groups :*Magyars - 93.5%*Germans - 1.7%*Roma - 1.2%*Slovaks - 0.8%*Others - 0.5%*Unknown - 2.3%Religions :*Roman Catholic - 53%*Calvinist - 16%*Lutheran - 3.8%*Greek Catholic - 1.2%*Others - 1.3%...

, Bács-Kiskun

Bács-Kiskun

Bács-Kiskun is a county located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat...

, Tolna

Tolna (county)

Tolna is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary and in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd...

 and Somogy. The capital of Fejér county is Székesfehérvár

Székesfehérvár

Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...

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Geography

Geographically Fejér county is very diverse, its southern part is similar (and adjacent) to the Great Plain (Mezőföld), other parts are hilly (Bakony

Bakony

Bakony is a mountainous region in Transdanubia, Hungary. It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszprém county....

, Vértes, Gerecse mountains). Lake Velence

Lake Velence

Lake Velence is the third largest lake in Hungary. It is a popular holiday destination among Hungarians.The lake has an area of 26 km2., one third of which is covered by the common reed...

, a popular resort can also be found here.

Before the Conquest

The area was already inhabited 20,000 years ago. When this part of Hungary formed a Roman

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

 province called Pannonia

Pannonia

Pannonia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....

, several settlements stood here: the capital was Gorsium, but there were other significant towns too, where present-day Baracs and Dunaújváros are (the towns were called Annamatia and Intercisa, respectively). In the early Medieval period Huns and Avars lived in the area. After 586 several Nomadic people arrived in the area, until Hungarians conquered it in the late 9th century.

From the Conquest until the Ottoman occupation

Hungarians arrived here between 895 and 900. The high prince and his tribe settled down in this area. The town of Fehérvár (modern-day Székesfehérvár) became significant as the seat of Prince Géza

Géza

Géza can refer to any of the following:* Géza of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Magyars* Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary* Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary...

. Under the reign of his son, King Stephen the town became the county seat of the newly formed county. Kings of Hungary were crowned and buried in the town until the 16th century.

Fejér under Ottoman rule

Fejér county was occupied by Ottomans between 1543 and 1688. Several of the villages were destroyed, the population dramatically decreased. After being freed from ottoman rule, local administration was reorganized in 1692. Székesfehérvár got back its town status only in 1703.

Cities with county rights

• Székesfehérvár
  Székesfehérvár
  Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
  
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• Dunaújváros
  Dunaújváros
  Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country...
  
  

Towns

(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

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• Mór
  Mór
  Mór is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. Among the smaller towns in the middle Transdanubian region of Hungary, it lies between Vértes and Bakony Hills, in the northwestern corner of Fejér Country. The historic roots of the present town go back to the Celtic an Roman Period...
  
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• Sárbogárd
  Sárbogárd
  Sárbogárd is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. The town is at the intersection of important railroad routes in Hungary: this is where electrified routes from Balaton and Pécs merge with non-electrifed railways from Baja and Szekszárd...
  
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• Bicske
  Bicske
  Bicske is a town in Fejér county, Hungary.-History:According to a document dating from 1306, Botond’s sons János and Péter were granted the permission to levy toll in the locality of Bicske as well. Bicske was written Bykche, Biccke, Bykcze, Biczke, Bitske ...
  
   (11,103)
• Ercsi
  Ercsi
  Ercsi is a town in central Hungary, located around 35 km south of Budapest in county Fejér.-External links:**...
  
   (8,406)
• Gárdony
  Gárdony
  Gárdony is a town in Fejér county, Hungary.This town is next to Velence-lake and is a popular summer destination. The town is divided into three parts: Gárdony, Agárd and Dinnyés and lies on the south shore of the lake. The name Gárdony is believed to have originated in the early 1200s...
  
   (8,127)
• Enying
  Enying
  Enying is a town in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
   (7,191)
• Polgárdi
  Polgárdi
  Polgárdi is a town in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
   (6,582)
• Pusztaszabolcs
  Pusztaszabolcs
  - Sights :* Reformed temple* Roman Catholic temple, baroque lilac* Steam engine with 375 series- External links :*...
  
   (6,223)
• Martonvásár
  Martonvásár
  Martonvásár is a town in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
   (5,180)
• Velence
  Velence
  Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence.Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently ....
  
   (4,845)
• Rácalmás
  Rácalmás
  Rácalmás is a town in Central Transdanubia, in Fejér county, Hungary. Located on the right side of river Danube around 61 km south of Budapest.- External links :* * *...
  
   (4,425)
• Bodajk
  Bodajk
  Bodajk is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. Since July 1, 2008, Bodajk is a town....
  
   (4,142)
• Adony
  Adony
  Adony is a town in Fejér county, Hungary.-External links:*...
  
   (3,823)

Villages

• Aba
  Aba, Hungary
  Aba is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.In 1559 it was property of Mihály Cseszneky and Balázs Baranyai.-Sources:* Szíj Rezső: Várpalota* Fejér megyei történeti évkönyv* Hofkammerarchiv Wien*...
  
  
• Alap
  Alap, Hungary
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• Alcsútdoboz
  Alcsútdoboz
  - History :Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary had his palace there. It was constructed by the renowned architect Mihály Pollack. It was destroyed during World War II, with only the portico remaining.-External links:*...
  
  
• Alsószentiván
  Alsószentiván
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• Bakonycsernye
  Bakonycsernye
  Bakonycsernye is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.Bakonycsernye is located in the valley of the Gaja stream, at the northeastern edge of the Transdanubian range of mountains. The settlement stretches some five kilometres into the valley forming the prsent village, with a population of around 3300...
  
  
• Bakonykúti
  Bakonykúti
  Bakonykúti is a village in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
  
• Balinka
  Balinka
  Balinka is a village in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
  
• Baracs
  Baracs
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• Baracska
  Baracska
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• Beloiannisz
  Beloiannisz
  Beloiannisz is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. It was founded by Communist Greek refugees who left Greece after the civil war, and was named after Nikos Beloyannis .-Location:...
  
  
• Besnyő
  Besnyo
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• Bodmér
  Bodmér
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• Cece
  Cece, Hungary
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• Csabdi
  Csabdi
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• Csákberény
  Csákberény
  Csákberény is a village in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
  
• Csákvár
  Csákvár
  Csákvár is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. Csákvár is the home of the Csákvári Önkéntes Tűzoltó Egyesület.The Csákvári Önkéntes Tűzoltó Egyesület is the Fire Department of the Town of Csákvár. The CSÖTE was founded in 1878....
  
  
• Csókakő
  Csókako
  Csókakő is a village in Fejér county, Hungary....
  
  
• Csősz
  Csosz
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• Csór
  Csór
  Csór is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  

• Daruszentmiklós
  Daruszentmiklós
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• Dég
  Dég
  Dég is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Előszállás
  Eloszállás
  - History :Előszállás and the surrounding areas were occupied before the romans. Celtic, avar and roman artefacts have been found here.The first mentioning of the village is in a 1537 record as "Elevzallas". This name probably comes from the once-inhabitant Cumans, whose most western dwelling was...
  
  
• Etyek
  Etyek
  Etyek is a village in Fejér county, Hungary, approximately 30km from Budapest. The area is surrounded by vineyards and is known for its wine-production...
  
  
• Fehérvárcsurgó
  Fehérvárcsurgó
  Fehérvárcsurgó is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Felcsút
  Felcsút
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• Füle
  Füle
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• Gánt
  Gánt
  Gánt is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Gyúró
  Gyúró
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• Hantos
  Hantos
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• Igar
  Igar
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• Iszkaszentgyörgy
  Iszkaszentgyörgy
  Iszkaszentgyörgy is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Isztimér
  Isztimér
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• Iváncsa
  Iváncsa
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• Jenő
  Jeno
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• Kajászó
  Kajászó
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• Káloz
  Káloz
  Káloz is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.In 1559 it was property of Mihály Cseszneky and Balázs Baranyai.-Sources:* Szíj Rezső: Várpalota* Fejér megyei történeti évkönyv* Hofkammerarchiv Wien* - External links :*...
  
  
• Kápolnásnyék
  Kápolnásnyék
  - History :The excavations in the surroundings reveled bronzeage artefacts, proving that the area was already populated in ancient time.The name of the settlement originates from the name of the Nyék, tribe , the first residents belonged probably to a subgroup of the tribe. When István I...
  
  
• Kincsesbánya
  Kincsesbánya
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• Kisapostag
  Kisapostag
  Kisapostag is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. , it had a population of 1,303, living in 479 houses. About 8 km away is the nearby city of Dunaújváros. Kisapostag is near the M-6 highway and the Danube River, which is good for the water-tourism in Kisapostag ....
  
  
• Kisláng
  Kisláng
  Kisláng is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.In 1559 Láng was property of Mihály Cseszneky and Balázs Baranyai.-Sources:* Szíj Rezső: Várpalota* Fejér megyei történeti évkönyv* Hofkammerarchiv Wien* - External links :*...
  
  
• Kőszárhegy
  Koszárhegy
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• Kulcs
  Kulcs
  Kulcs is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.Located along the sandy shores of the great Danube River, Kulcs is located in Fejer County, in central Hungary. Kulcs has some of the best air quality in Hungary, and that air is put to use with the town's own wind-powered turbine...
  
  
• Lajoskomárom
  Lajoskomárom
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• Lepsény
  Lepsény
  Lepsény is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Lovasberény
  Lovasberény
  Lovasberény is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Magyaralmás
  Magyaralmás
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• Mány
  Mány
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• Mátyásdomb
  Mátyásdomb
  Mátyásdomb is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Mezőfalva
  Mezofalva
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• Mezőkomárom
  Mezokomárom
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• Mezőszentgyörgy
  Mezoszentgyörgy
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• Mezőszilas
  Mezoszilas
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• Moha
  Moha, Hungary
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• Nadap
  Nadap
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• Nádasdladány
  Nádasdladány
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• Nagykarácsony
  Nagykarácsony
  Nagykarácsony is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Nagylók
  Nagylók
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• Nagyveleg
  Nagyveleg
  -Location:Nagyveleg is north-west from Székesfehérvár, between the Vértes and Bakony mountains.-History:Nagyveleg was first mentioned in a document in 1230. During the Ottoman wars the village was destroyed and in 1746 re-founded.-External links:* * *...
  
  
• Nagyvenyim
  Nagyvenyim
  Nagyvenyim is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.Partnership: Altomünster - External links :*...
  
  
• Óbarok
  Óbarok
  Óbarok and Nagyegyháza villages – until the recent past – never been individual administrative unit. After all, due to the geographical location and the common past of the population of the villages, they must be handled together....
  
  
• Pákozd
  Pákozd
  Pákozd is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.In 1848, the Hungarian army defeated the Croatian army of Josip Jelačić here, in the Battle of Pákozd.- External links :*...
  
  
• Pátka
  Pátka
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• Pázmánd
  Pázmánd
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• Perkáta
  Perkáta
  Perkáta is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Pusztavám
  Pusztavám
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• Ráckeresztúr
  Ráckeresztúr
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• Sáregres
  Sáregres
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• Sárkeresztes
  Sárkeresztes
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• Sárkeresztúr
  Sárkeresztúr
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• Sárkeszi
  Sárkeszi
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• Sárosd
  Sárosd
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• Sárszentágota
  Sárszentágota
  Sárszentágota is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :* The village of Sárszentágota has about 1400 inhabitants. It is located in Fejér county, East of the Lake Balaton and West of the river Danube....
  
  
• Sárszentmihály
  Sárszentmihály
  Sárszentmihály is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Seregélyes
  Seregélyes
  Seregélyes is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  

• Soponya
  Soponya
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• Söréd
  Söréd
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• Sóskút
  Sóskút
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• Sukoró
  Sukoró
  -History:Sukoró was originally referred to as Sokoró in documents in 1270. In preparation for the Battle of Pákozd, Lajos Kossuth held a war council meeting in a Calvinist Church in Sukoró on September 28.- External links :*...
  
  
• Szabadbattyán
  Szabadbattyán
  Szabadbattyán is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. Located about 10 km from Székesfehérvár and about 30 km from Lake Balaton. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archeological record go back to the bronze age...
  
  
• Szabadegyháza
  Szabadegyháza
  Szabadegyháza is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Szabadhídvég
  Szabadhídvég
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• Szár
  Szár
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• Tabajd
  Tabajd
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• Tác
  Tác
  Tác is a village in Hungary. In the time of Roman Empire it was known as Gorsium-Herculia. An open-air museum presents the ruins.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Tordas
  Tordas
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• Újbarok
  Újbarok
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• Úrhida
  Úrhida
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• Vajta
  Vajta, Hungary
  Vajta is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Vál
  Vál
  Vál is a village in Fejér County, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Vereb
  Vereb
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• Vértesacsa
  Vértesacsa
  Vértesacsa is a village in Fejér county, Hungary, near the city of Székesfehérvár .- External links :*...
  
  
• Vértesboglár
  Vértesboglár
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• Zámoly
  Zámoly
  Zámoly is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
  
  
• Zichyújfalu
  Zichyújfalu
  Zichyújfalu is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- History :The name Újfalu denotes a newly founded settlement. The distinctive anterior constituent of the settlement’s name, the word ’Zichy’ is a reference to the one-time landowners of the area, the members of the Zichy family...