Eger is the county seat of Heves County and the second largest city in Northern Hungary after Miskolc, known for its medieval castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Ottoman minaret, and its red wines. It has a population of around 53,000 as of 2017, making it the nineteenth largest population center in Hungary, and it sits on the Eger Stream, a tributary of the Tisza, positioned on hills between the Matra and Bukk mountains; the city hosts the main campus of Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude47.898889 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Eger (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
53876
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Eger (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.898889, longitude 20.374722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 165 m
P2046 (area)
area 92.24 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2017)
View the SourceWikidata: Eger
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