Facts About Zalaegerszeg
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Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders
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The area was already inhabited in the Upper Paleolithic, according to archaeological findings.
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Zalaegerszeg is the administrative centre of Zala county in western Hungary.
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Zalaegerszeg hosted the 2004 European Women’s Handball Championship preliminary round, the 2005 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship and the 2005 European Fencing Championships.
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Zalaegerszeg is twinned with Klagenfurt, Austria; Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dobrich, Bulgaria; Varaždin, Croatia; Varkaus, Finland; Kusel, Germany; Marl, Germany; Gorizia, Italy; Krosno, Poland; Târgu Mureş, Romania; Surgut, Russia; Lendava, Slovenia & Kherson, Ukraine.
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Zalaegerszeg hosted the 1983 World Orienteering Championships.
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The Geographic Coordinates of Zalaegerszeg: 46.84538°N 16.84721°E.
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The Estimated population of Zalaegerszeg is 58 291.
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The first written mentions of the town areas Egerscug (1247) and Egerszeg (1293); the name means “alder-tree corner” and is probably a reference to the town’s situation in the angle where two rivers meet.
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On 31 May 1885 Zalaegerszeg became a town again, after losing its town status, In 1870.