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26-632: Veszprém Aréna is an indoor sports and events hall in Veszprém , Hungary . It is the home ground of the top-class handball club Telekom Veszprém KC , that regularly host the best teams of Europe. The city has a first division women's handball club as well, which played in the Veszprém Aréna until 2011; but thanks to its field dimensions, the arena is able to host any sort of sporting or cultural events, such as basketball or volleyball matches, martial arts shows, concerts, exhibitions and conferences. It also has

52-455: 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

78-537: 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

104-557: A separated lounge, that is capable alone to organize smaller events, be it a party night or a wedding. The constructions of the Veszprém Aréna began in June 2007, based on the adapted plans of Zlatorog Arena . The investment was coordinated by Multicsarnok Kft., that was established only for this purpose. It took about a year to build the sports hall completely and it was inaugurated with a three-day-long festival starting on 18 July 2008. The official opening ceremony took place on 20 July 2008, with

130-654: A suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom . In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely . The Cathedral of Veszprém is dedicated to Saint Michael . The current archbishop is György Udvardy , formerly Bishop of Pecs, who was appointed by Pope Francis on July 12, 2019, to succeed the retiring Gyula Márfi . The circumstances of

156-599: 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

182-409: 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

208-592: The ius patronatus of the Cathedral in Veszprém was due to not only the king of Hungary but also his wife. Based on the tradition, the bishop of Veszprém was entitled to crown queens of Hungary , and this tradition was confirmed by an agreement between Bishop Robert of Veszprém and Archbishop János of Esztergom in April 1216. The bishop of Veszprém became also the queen's chancellor . The first bishop of Veszprém who used

234-533: 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 the Greek language . The city can be reached via

260-690: 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 ,

286-511: 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 ,

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312-637: 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

338-428: 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 ,

364-637: 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 ,

390-457: The Kádártai utca terminal, from where the arena is easily and safely approachable through the pedestrian subway. South to the arena is situated a car park, with 750 parking spaces and 16 addition places for buses. Next to that lies a heliport, which is also suitable for rescue helicopters. The entire area of the hall is accessible for the disabled. Veszpr%C3%A9m The city's name derives from

416-519: 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

442-528: 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 ,

468-454: 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

494-518: The establishment of the episcopal see in Veszprém are still under debate. It is probable that Veszprém was the habitual residence of Bishop Bruno , who had been sent to evangelise the Magyars in 972; but it was probably only in 1009 when King Stephen I of Hungary issued the Deed of Foundation of the Diocese of Veszprém. Based on the Deed of Foundation, the territory of the Diocese of Veszprém extended over

520-556: The mid 80s. Veszprém is twinned with: Bishop of Veszpr%C3%A9m The Archdiocese of Veszprém ( Hungarian : Veszprémi Főegyházmegye , Latin : Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary . Believed to have been established in 1009 AD by King Stephen I of Hungary , as the Diocese of Veszprém, the diocese was originally

546-535: The participation of Pál Schmitt , president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, Veszprém-born Olympic champion hammer thrower Balázs Kiss and János Debreczenyi, Mayor of Veszprém. The arena is located in the North Eastern part of Veszprém, just 500 metres away from the roundabout by Külső-Kádártai út, near the main road 82, heading to Győr. Bus line five and thirteen stops 300 metres from the hall at

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572-487: 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

598-619: The territories of the Counties of Veszprém , Fejér , Visegrád and Kolon . The Diocese of Veszprém was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom . When the Abbey of Pannonhalma was established in 1001, King Stephen I granted the tithes of the County of Somogy to the Abbey, but the county itself still belonged to the Diocese of Veszprém. The diocese was linked traditionally to the queen consort . Thus,

624-491: The title was Bertalan, Bishop of Veszprém , and in 1269 King Béla IV confirmed that the title was connected to the bishopric. In the year 1294, Queen Fenenna confirmed that, at that time, Dowager Queen Elizabeth had the privilege to collect the donations of the church in the Veszprém County , despite being a former queen. On 26 October 1313, King Charles I and Bishop Stephen Kéki concluded an agreement under which

650-662: 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

676-427: 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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