Balatonfűzfő

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Balatonfűzfő
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official_name=Balatonfűzfő


subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Veszprém
area_total_km2=9.25
population_total=4195
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=453.51
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=8175
area_code=88
latd=47.06388
longd=18.03904

Balatonfűzfő is a town at the northeast corner of Lake Balaton in Hungary.

History

The earliest settlements in the area were founded by the Celts, Avars and Romans. Material findings dating from the Middle Ages have been unearthed, which evidence the existence of settlements subsequently destroyedin the 17th century. The growth of the settlement accelerated in 1908 with the building of a railway line around Balaton. By 1920 the village had built its first paved roads, a post office, station, and beach, and started planting vineyards and distributing land. In 1927, the production of gunpowder began, stimulating the industrial population.

Balatonfűzfő has been a self-administrated settlement since 1958, a large village since 1970, an independent self-government since 1990, and a town since 2000.

External links

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* [http://www.karpatmedence360.hu/mama Spherical panorama from Balatonfűzfő]
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=2219 Street map] hu icon