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Keszthely

Eastern Europe

Keszthely is a Hungarian city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economic hubs in the region. Its favorable location and accessibility by both road and rail have made Keszthely and the surrounding area a preferred holiday destination.

Facts
Population
17,455 1
Area (sq km)
75.98 1
Founding Year
1247 2
Founding Year
1247 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Latitude
46.7675 degrees north 1
Longitude
17.24628 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Keszthely (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 17,455 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.7675, longitude 17.24628
  • P2046 (area)
    area 75.98 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 17455 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Keszthely
Wikipedia (Hungarian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1247
    1247 -ben említi először írásos forrás a helységet, a Szent Márton tiszteletére szentelt plébániatemplommal [ 4 ] a mai kastély előtt.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1247
    1247 -ben említi először írásos forrás a helységet, a Szent Márton tiszteletére szentelt plébániatemplommal [ 4 ] a mai kastély előtt.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1247
    1247 -ben említi először írásos forrás a helységet, a Szent Márton tiszteletére szentelt plébániatemplommal [ 4 ] a mai kastély előtt.
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3. GeoNames: Keszthely - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3050212
    46.76812 17.24317 P PPLA2 HU 24 19652 128 Europe/Budapest
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 128 m
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4. 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 46.75, 17.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 17.25
46.75 17.25 Cfb
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Keszthely (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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