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44-460: The city's name derives from the West Slavic-language personal name Bezprem or Bezprym ( Proto-Slavic Bezprěmъ ) which translates literally to "stubborn", "self-confident, not willing to retreat". Besprem (before 1002), Vezprem (1086), Bezpremensis (1109). The form Vezprem originates in early medieval scribal habits and frequent exchange of B and V under the influence of

88-400: A Bulgarian affiliate (VEAS BG Ltd.) in 2016., and improved its assembly capacity further: production of AVM routers started by the company this year. The growth of revenue continued further (it exceeded 170 billion HUF in 2017) , while huge investment projects started in 2018: As a greenfield investment, a new electronics production hall of 20,000 m2 was built. VT EAS Ltd. moved in. Also,

132-623: A 500 kilowatt solar park was launched at the Székesfehérvár site in 2019. In addition, sales revenue in 2019 reached 190 billion HUF. By 2020, the automotive component industry (manufacturing of electronic components, metal parts and automotive plastics) accounted for the largest share of VIDEOTON's activity, followed by industrial electronics and mechanical manufacturing, as well as consumer electronics and healthcare products. Computer technology, consumer electronics and telecommunication manufacturing has been representing an increasing share within

176-747: A bit of eastern Lithuania . In addition, there are several language islands such as the Sorbian areas in Lusatia in Germany , and Slovak areas in Hungary and elsewhere. West Slavic is usually divided into three subgroups— Czech–Slovak , Lechitic and Sorbian —based on similarity and degree of mutual intelligibility . The groupings are as follows: Polish Kashubian Slovincian † Polabian † Lower Sorbian Upper Sorbian Czech Slovak The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology classifies

220-455: A castle already stood here when the Hungarians first occupied the area. The castle was probably a 9th-century Frankish fortress. The castles of Veszprém, Esztergom and Székesfehérvár , were the earliest Hungarian stone castles, which had already been built during the reign of High Prince Géza , a time when motte castles were much more common. Veszprém had an important religious role during

264-491: A group from the other Slavic languages' (Sussex & Cubberley 2006). Czech and Slovak are more closely related to each other than to the other West Slavic languages, and also closer to each other than Polish and Sorbian are. Czecho-Slovak (Slovak in particular) shares certain features with other Slavic languages, such as Slovene and BCMS . Some distinctive features of the West Slavic languages, as from when they split from

308-539: A growth path and partnered with new multinational companies (Saia Burgess, Visteon, Braun, 3M, Sagem, Samsung). KVJ Művek Ltd. was acquired by VIDEOTON group in 2006 , and so VIDEOTON became a supplier to Suzuki Swift. The year after the 5th plant of VIDEOTON Autoelectronics Ltd. was opened, and the production of Braun irons begun in Kaposvár in a 5000 m2 new building. The sheet metal processing site in Törökszentmiklós

352-535: A historical German minority numbering 2.4% of the population. The second largest ethnic group is the Roma with 0.7%. The others are all marginal. The religious affiliation of the citizens has a Catholic majority with 38.9% Roman Catholic and 0.3% Greek Catholic . The Calvinists (7.0%) have the second, the Lutherans (2.1%) the third largest denomination in the city. 20.6% are not religious. The current mayor of Veszprém

396-648: A university —students studied law and arts here for several centuries. The university was destroyed by fire in 1276, when Peter I Csák invaded and devastated the Diocese of Veszprém . Veszprém became a university town again in the 20th century. The town was taken over by the Ottoman Turks during the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars in 1552, but was lost to the Habsburgs in 1566. The Ottomans once again successfully besieged

440-408: Is Gyula Porga ( Fidesz-KDNP ). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections , is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances: The city's public transportation consists exclusively of buses, which are run by the city-funded company V-Busz. 30 bus lines run throughout

484-555: Is a privately-owned company group based out of Székesfehérvár , Hungary and specializing in contract manufacturing (mainly EMS). The company was founded in 1938 and it became well known among the Warsaw Pact / Comecon countries for supplying stadium-sized electronic scoreboards. In 1991 the company was privatized and since then Videoton has provided contract manufacturing services for its partners. It ranks 33rd globally and 3rd in EU according to

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528-599: The East Slavic and South Slavic branches around the 3rd to 6th centuries AD (alternatively, between the 6th and 10th centuries ), are as follows: Although influences from other language families have contributed a lot of loanwords , and to a lesser extent to verb morphology and syntax, the Slavic languages retained a distinctly Slavic character, with clear roots in Indo-European. The West Slavic languages are all written in

572-618: The Greek language . The city can be reached via the M7 highway and Road 8. It can also be reached from Győr via Road 82 and from Székesfehérvár via Road 8. According to a local legend , Veszprém was founded on seven hills. The seven hills are Várhegy (Castle Hill), Benedek-hegy (St. Benedict Hill), Jeruzsálem-hegy (Jerusalem Hill), Temetőhegy (Cemetery Hill), Gulyadomb (Herd Hill), Kálvária-domb (Calvary Hill), and Cserhát. Anonymus Belæ Regis Notarius (the anonymous notary of King Béla III ) wrote that

616-612: The Latin script , while the East Slavic branch uses Cyrillic and the South Slavic branch is mixed. The early Slavic expansion reached Central Europe in c. the 7th century, and the West Slavic dialects diverged from Common Slavic over the following centuries. West Slavic polities of the 9th century include the Principality of Nitra and Great Moravia . The West Slavic tribes settled on

660-735: The 2021 EMS-ranking of Manufacturing Market Insider magazine . The estimated value of the group (consisting of 21 member companies) is 640 million Euro according to the 2022 survey of Forbes. The company has 11 locations, 9 in Hungary, 1 in Bulgaria and 1 in Serbia. The legal predecessor of VIDEOTON was founded in 1938. After World War II , the company was rebuilt, and owned by the state between 1955-1991. It developed, produced and sold Videoton branded consumer, computer and defense electronics. The company's named officially became VIDEOTON Electronics in 1981. After

704-683: The American power supply security company CoreComm , the German sensor manufacturer Balluff , the German automotive spare parts manufacturer Jost , the German health devices manufacturer Beurer , the British-Dutch food producer Unilever and the Hungarian dairy product manufacturer Pannontej operate production plants in the city. The Dutch General Logistics Systems , the Hungarian Magyar Posta ,

748-505: The Austrian tile manufacturer Bramac , the French automotive spare parts manufacturer Valeo , the German electromagnetical controlsystems manufacturer nass magnet , the German automotive spare parts manufacturer Continental AG , the German automotive spare parts manufacturer Thun , the German sensor manufacturer Pepperl+Fuchs , the Austrian chimney and ventilation system manufacturer Schiedel ,

792-633: The German Penny Market , the Hungarian Locargo and the Austrian Persped have logistics centres there. The Hungarian owned Vöröskő electrical retailer (holder of the brand Euronics in Hungary) is also based in the city. The Veszprém Aréna provides place besides sport events for exhibitions and conferences. According to the 2011 census beside the 83.9% Hungarian majority the city has

836-421: The Hungarian label manufacturer Imprenta , the Hungarian tool manufacturer Solidsteel , the Hungarian technical ceramics manufacturer Bakony Ipari Kerámia , the Hungarian furniture manufacturer Balaton Bútor , the Hungarian machine manufacturer Flexmont , the Hungarian watermanagement company PureAqua , the Hungarian automotive spare parts manufacturer Win-Pres , the Hungarian construction company VEMÉVSZER ,

880-681: The Hungarian metal manufacturer Ferro-Trio , the Hungarian OOK Printhouse , the Hungarian toolmanufacturer Plasticor , the Hungarian machine manufacturer Transmoduls , the Hungarian Prospektus Printhouse have both their headquarters and main production facilities in Veszprém. The French pharmaceutical company Citoxlab , the Austrian plaster manufacturer Lasselsberger-Knauf , the Swiss electric motor manufacturer Maxon Motor ,

924-538: The West Slavic languages within their Glottolog database as follows: Czech Slovak Polish Silesian Kashubian Polabian † Lower Sorbian Upper Sorbian Some linguists include Upper and Lower Sorbian in the Lechitic branch, but other linguists regard it as a separate branch. The reason for this is that 'the Sorbian dialects are extremely diverse, and there are virtually no linguistic features common to all Sorbian dialects which distinguish them as

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968-525: The city under colonel Constantin Neagu and major Alexander Totescu. During World War II , Veszprém was captured by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 23 March 1945, in the course of the Vienna Offensive . The Hungarian automotive plastic spare parts manufacturer Videoton Plastic (part of Videoton ), the Hungarian kiosk manufacturer Kiosksystems , the Hungarian shutter manufacturer Roll-Lux ,

1012-454: The city, including lines 44 and 45 which are night buses. All buses are easily recognizable even from a distance due to their purple livery. Tickets can be purchased on the buses, from ticket machines across the city and at bus stations from the ticket desks. V-Busz took over the city's public transportation in 2018 from the regional, state-funded bus company (ÉNYKK) due to a lack of funding and an old rolling stock of buses, some of which were from

1056-677: The consumer electronics business also ran up thanks to its partnership with Matsushita-Bosch (MB) Video. Meanwhile, the transformation of the Székesfehérvár site into an industrial park also started. EUROTON-Elektronikai Kft., VIDEOTON-MECHLABOR Kft., AFL Videoton Kft. (today: VIDEOTON Autoelectronics Ltd.) were founded. The private owners acquired the 100% control of the company after a MBO in 1996. The consumer electronics and automotive segments continued to develop through collaborations with multinational partners such as Kenwood, Panasonic and Texas Instruments. The Plastic business unit split from VT GALVANO PLASTIC Ltd., and today’s VT Plastic Ltd.

1100-412: The crisis affecting the emerging IT sector led to a significant portfolio change : the production of labor-intensive consumer electronics and IBM products were lost by VIDEOTON, while consumer and industrial electronics projects became increasingly important. In addition, further collaborations that required vertical integration (e.g., Microsense, a company that developed traffic management systems) improved

1144-665: The crisis management the intense market and contact building work started, and the first outsourcing projects took place mainly for entertainment-, automation- and automotive industry customers (Mars Electronics, AFL). In connection with the IBM Slider project, the production of computer components for well-known multinational companies started, while cable assembly operations with more than 1,000 employees were implemented in Enying and Veszprém. Although TV production ceased by 1995, VIDEOTON started to manufacture industrial electronics with ABB, and

1188-619: The domination of the Holy Roman Empire and were strongly Germanized . The Bohemians established the Duchy of Bohemia in the 9th century, which was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire in the early 11th century. At the end of the 12th century the duchy was raised to the status of kingdom , which was legally recognized in 1212 in the Golden Bull of Sicily . Lusatia , the homeland of

1232-695: The eastern fringes of the Carolingian Empire , along the Limes Saxoniae . The Obotrites were given territories by Charlemagne in exchange for their support in his war against the Saxons . In the high medieval period, the West Slavic tribes were again pushed to the east by the incipient German Ostsiedlung , decisively so following the Wendish Crusade in the 11th century. The Sorbs and other Polabian Slavs like Obodrites and Veleti came under

1276-530: The entertainment electronics product portfolio expanded: VIDEOTON Audio Ltd. started the production of professional speaker boxes. The production of loudspeakers for automotive industry for Goodmans was newly started in Videoton’s Kunhegyes site. Videoton became a regional CEM company group at the end of the millennium by buying BRG Ltd., Semilab Ltd. and DZU AD in Stara Zagora (Bulgaria). The group, which

1320-475: The largest share in the portfolio. Videoton was awarded with Bisnode Reliability Award in 2014. Tipa Ltd. producing special machines mainly for Audi, was acquired by VIDEOTON in 2015. Production of Formlabs 3D printer was started by the company group, that required the cooperation of several group members. The revenue reached again a record level this year: it was 150 billion HUF (484 million Euro). The VT EAS, member company of 25-year-old „new” VIDETON founded

1364-557: The mid 80s. Veszprém is twinned with: West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group . They include Polish , Czech , Slovak , Kashubian , Silesian , Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian . The languages have traditionally been spoken across a mostly continuous region encompassing the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Poland , the westernmost regions of Ukraine and Belarus , and

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1408-573: The political changes in the early 90s – especially due to the cancelled orders of the East-European market – the company got into difficult situation, causing its liquidation to begin in 1991 . The current shareholders and Hungarian Credit Bank and Euroinvest Ltd. acquired the company's assets in a public tender. The re-organized company continued its contract manufacturing activity mainly with legacy projects (RCD2 precision mechanical assembly for Philips, speakers for Opel and oil pumps for SHW). After

1452-827: The production of hundreds of products to VIDEOTON EAS Ltd. The purchase of the first Fuji NXT line took place. Electrostatic powder coating technology started at VT ES Ltd. The wire harness assembly project in Ukraine ramped up employing nearly 1,000 people. Videoton opened up to new markets such as green energy, and industrial air technology at the end of the decade by acquiring STS Group Ltd. and Ventifilt Ltd. Finishing of low voltage circuit breakers started at VT METAL Ltd. for Eaton / Möller. The modernization of SMD insertion capacity with FUJI NXT machines (installation of 8 production lines by 2013) took place at VIDEOTON Autoelectronics Ltd. The acquisition of direct majority ownership of STS Technology Ltd. (today: VT Mechatronics Ltd.) -that

1496-522: The remaining Sorbs, became a crown land of Bohemia in the 11th century, and Silesia followed suit in 1335. The Slovaks , on the other hand, never became part of the Holy Roman Empire, being incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary . Hungary fell under Habsburg rule alongside Austria and Bohemia in the 16th century, thus uniting the Bohemians, Moravians, Slovaks, and Silesians under a single ruler. While Lusatia

1540-497: The situation, while the automotive profile was also expanding. VT Metal Ltd. and VT Autoelectronics Ltd. obtained ISO / TS 16949 certification, and VIDEOTON EAS Kft. was established. Following the downturn in the IT sector in previous years, thanks to the parallel increasing share of the automotive, industrial and consumer electronics industries in Videoton’s portfolio, the group turned on

1584-487: The struggle to make Christianity the official religion of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary — Stephen I , Grand Prince of the Hungarians , was crowned King in 1000 or 1001, and defeated the armies of his chief opponent, Koppány , near Veszprém. The city became the first episcopal seat of Hungary in 1009 and an archiepiscopal seat in 1993. Comitatus Veszprém was one of the earliest historical counties of Hungary. Veszprém

1628-660: The town in 1593 during the Long Turkish War . The castle was demolished in 1706. Until 1918, VESZPRIM (also named WESZPRIM and WESPRIM near 1850, and WEISSBRUNN in German) was part of the Austrian monarchy /Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary; in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary . Between 16 August and 4 October 1919, Romanian troops occupied

1672-465: Was completed. This resulted in the start of a new division in VT Informatika Ltd, which later separated as VT ASYST Ltd. Due to the many new projects, the expansion of Videoton Elektro-Mechanics started and a new electronics assembly hall was built. VT Metal Ltd. was established by merging galvanizing and metalworking in 2002. Meanwhile, the production of defense (military) electronics ceased and

1716-575: Was established. MKBE company (today: VIDEOTON Elektro-PLAST Ltd.) in Kaposvár was bought in 1997 , where the assembly of Sanyo battery packs started. With this the company stepped into the battery-pack market. Also quality assurance improvements took place: VIDEOTON Autoelectronics Ltd. received QS 9000 and VDA 6.1 certification. VT Transman Ltd. was established in 1998. The company entered the small kitchen appliances market (Philips DAP manufacturing in Kaposvár). Stamping plant started in Törökszentmiklós. Also

1760-422: Was formerly a member of STS Group – took place in 2011. It is specialized in the integration of high complexity machines. VT ASYST Ltd was established also this year. The company plans and produces special machines, production equipment, testers and production lines VIDEOTON celebrated its 75th birthday in 2013, and reached 100 billion HUF turnover (337 million Euro) . By this time electronics assembly represented

1804-619: Was integrated into VT INFORMATIKA Ltd., thus formulated the present-day VT ES Ltd. Videoton bought the Marcali site, and established the new Ukrainian site as well, that was involved to serve wire harness assembly for AFL. In 2009, IMS Ltd. was established, which was responsible for managing the trade of goods at the Ukrainian site. Also an office in Ukraine was opened. Despite the crisis, important investment projects took place: construction of 2 new galvanic lines at VT Metal Ltd. started. Hager moved

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1848-553: Was lost to Saxony in 1635 and most of Silesia was lost to Prussia in 1740, the remaining West Slavic Habsburg dominions remained part of the Austrian Empire and then Austria-Hungary , and after that remained united until 1992 in the form of Czechoslovakia . Over the past century, there have been efforts by some to standardize and to recognize Silesian , Lachian , and Moravian as separate languages . Videoton (company) Videoton , officially VIDEOTON HOLDING Ltd.

1892-427: Was on growth path, tried to maintain its development with product development- and product launch services at the beginning of the 2000s. Also, VIDEOTON improved the technological level with further investments: the first BGA implantation and testing production line was put into operation. Thanks to that production of set-top-box for Bull Electronics could be started. The first Videoton-designed production line for Denso

1936-484: Was the favorite city of Queen Gisela , the wife of Stephen I. For centuries, the queens of Hungary were crowned by the bishop of Veszprém . The city is still often called "the city of queens". In the year 1294 Queen Fenenna confirmed that, at that time, the former Queen Elizabeth had the privilege to collect the donations of the church in the Veszprém County . Veszprém was among the first Hungarian cities to have

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