Tapolca ( Hungarian. Tapolca ) is a city in western Hungary in the area of Veszprém . The population is 15,823 [1] people (as of January 1, 2014). The city of Tapolca is bordered by fourteen basalt mountain cones entirely covered with vineyards. The city was built in a place where in ancient times the waves of the Pannonian Sea lapped. The city is famous for its karst caves and is a geological rarity underground lake in the cave Tavash, opened in 1902.
| City | |||||
| Tapolca | |||||
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| Hung Tapolca | |||||
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| A country |  Hungary | ||||
| Region | Central Transdanubia | ||||
| Mede | Veszprem | ||||
| Mayor | Zoltan Dobo | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Square | 63.48 km² | ||||
| Center height | 116 m | ||||
| Climate type | temperate continental | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 15823 people ( 2014 ) | ||||
| Density | 252.6 persons / km² | ||||
| Official language | Hungarian * | ||||
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| Telephone code | (+36) 87 | ||||
| Postcode | 8300 | ||||
| tapolca.hu (Hungarian) (Eng.) (German) | |||||
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Resort Tapoltsa
One of the city caves - Tavash - is famous not only for its beautiful views. Since 1981, a cave has been used for medicinal purposes, located under the city hospital and discovered in 1925. Due to its special microclimate, characterized by constant temperature, high humidity, lack of dust and allergens in the cave, patients with respiratory diseases have been successfully treated for decades. This is one of the five speleohospital centers in Hungary.
Bioclimatic characteristics and dimensions of the cave
- Depth: 15 m
- Area: 1210 m²
- Volume: 3490 m³
- Temperature: 14-16 ° C
- Relative humidity: 95-99%
- Atmospheric pressure: 750–778 mm Hg. Art.
Indications for speleotherapy: respiratory diseases ( bronchial asthma , respiratory allergies, bronchitis, bronchiectasis.
The toponym of the city is derived from the Slavic word “Topulcha”, which means “hot water”. Thermal waters of 18 springs feed the warm lake, and low-mineralized (M 1.2 g / l) hydrocarbonate-sulphate calcium-magnesium waters are used in thermal pools. [2]
Landmarks, neighborhoods
- Underground lake, where you can go boating.
- In the city center on the banks of the picturesque warm Lake Malom, whose waters replenish 18 springs, there is a mill building built in the 13th century.
- City and School museums.
- The mountains of Bakony , covered with beech, oak and pine forests from time immemorial are considered the best hunting grounds.
- Badachony wine region
- Balaton Upland National Park - 5 km
- Lake Balaton - 10 km
Twin Cities
- Bielovar , Croatia
- Este , Italy
- Lempäälä , Finland
- Bratislava - Ruzhinov , Slovakia
- Stadthagen , Germany
- Sümeg , Hungary
- Kopeisk , Russia [3]
Notes
- ↑ Administrative Hungary Annual Edition = Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve (Hungarian) / Responsible editor: Waffenschmidt Jánosné. - Budapest: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (Hungarian Central Statistical Office), 2014. január 1. - ISSN 1217-2952 .
- ↑ Manshina NV Treatment in the resorts of Hungary / in the book. Nizovsky A. Yu., Manshina N. V., Hungary,: M. Veche, 2006, p. 302
- ↑ Kopeisk and the Hungarian city of Tapolca became sister cities . Government of the Chelyabinsk region (June 17, 2016). The appeal date is June 22, 2016.