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Kapuvár

Eastern Europe

Kapuvár is a small but ancient town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, with about 11,000 inhabitants, recorded as 10,458 in the 2009 census. The site was fortified as early as the 11th century and in the 16th century was an estate of the Nádasdy family. The town borders the Fertő-Hanság National Park, is known for thermal water believed to have therapeutic qualities, and its St. Ann's church maintains an ancient cemetery still in use today.

Facts
Population
9974 1
Founding Year
1162 2
Founding Year
1162 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Kapuvár (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 9,974 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Kapuvár
Wikipedia (Hungarian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1162
    A város nevét egy 1162 -es oklevélben találták meg; ebben III.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1162
    A város nevét egy 1162 -es oklevélben találták meg; ebben III.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1162
    A város nevét egy 1162 -es oklevélben találták meg; ebben III.
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 17.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 17.25
47.75 17.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Kapuvár - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3050594, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 3050594, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
47.59224 17.02886 P PPLA2 HU 09 10661 124 Europe/Budapest
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Kapuvár (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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