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Kőszeg

Eastern Europe

Koszeg is a town in Vas County, Hungary, near the Austrian border in the west of the country, known for its well-preserved historical character. It has a population of about 11,747 and covers an area of 54.66 square kilometers.

Facts
Population
11,654 1
Founding Year
1248 2
Founding Year
1248 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Wikidata: Koszeg
Wikidata Q613813, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Kőszeg
Wikipedia (Hungarian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1248
    1248-ban említik először ezen a néven egy oklevélben, mely arról tanúskodik, hogy a tatárjárás után IV.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1248
    1248-ban említik először ezen a néven egy oklevélben, mely arról tanúskodik, hogy a tatárjárás után IV.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1248
    1248-ban említik először ezen a néven egy oklevélben, mely arról tanúskodik, hogy a tatárjárás után IV.
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3. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Kőszeg coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevation
Quote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 270.0 ]
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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 47.25, 16.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 16.75
47.25 16.75 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Kőszeg - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3049366, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 3049366, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
47.38922 16.541 P PPLA2 HU 22 11500 277 Europe/Budapest
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Koszeg (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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