Csepreg is a town in Vas County, Hungary, on the Repce river, of which it is the largest town. Tourism, particularly camping and fishing, is an important part of its economy, and the town council has approved plans for a metal finishing factory after initially rejecting an earlier proposal; the town is also known by the German name Schapring and the Croatian name Cepreg. It had 3,241 residents in 2015, a density of about 65 people per square kilometer.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude47.401389 degrees north 1 FAQs
Was Csepreg always a small town?
In the late Middle Ages it was one of Hungary's most populous market towns.
No. The official Csepreg city website says Csepreg was one of the most populous market towns in Hungary in the late Middle Ages. It gives a figure of about 1,650 inhabitants based on data from 1522, which is a large population for a Hungarian settlement of that period.
Sources
1. Csepreg (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 3,128 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.401389, longitude 16.708056
P2046 (area)
area 49.54 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 3128 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Csepreg
Wikipedia (Hungarian)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1255
A város első említése 1255 -ből való, ám ekkor már minden bizonnyal a tágabb környéke legjelentősebb települése lehetett.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1255
A város első említése 1255 -ből való, ám ekkor már minden bizonnyal a tágabb környéke legjelentősebb települése lehetett.
Source text, founding-year: 1255
A város első említése 1255 -ből való, ám ekkor már minden bizonnyal a tágabb környéke legjelentősebb települése lehetett.
View the Source Csepreg (Wikipedia)
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