Verpelét is a town in Heves County, Hungary, beneath the Mátra mountains beside the Tarna River, about 17.3 kilometers from the county seat of Eger. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, with evidence of Celtic and Scythian presence, and the settlement's first documentary mention survives from 1252; from the 14th century onward it hosted county assemblies and court sessions. It gained railway access in 1886 and was formally granted town status in 2013, and had a population of 3,738 at the 2022 census.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Verpelét (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 3,653 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.848, longitude 20.226
P2046 (area)
area 53.18 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 3653 (2025)
View the Source2. Verpelét (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'First mentioned' = '1252' on 'Verpelét'
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Verpelét - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 150 m
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 47.75, 20.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 20.25
47.75 20.25 Cfb
5. GeoNames: Verpelét - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 714081Quote, cities500 record 714081
47.85 20.23333 P PPL HU 11 4016 150 Europe/Budapest
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