Devecser
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Country: | Hungary |
County: | Veszprém |
Area: | 64.11 km² |
Population (2001): - Density: |
5,211 81.28/km² |
Postal code: | 8460 |
Area code: | 88 |
Coordinates: |
Devecser is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary.
In the middle ages there were 5 villages in the area of today Devecser: Devecser, Kisdevecser, Szék, Meggyes and Patony. These villages have grown up in the XIIth and XIIIth century. There is an Eszterházy castle in the town.
Devecser is now famous of being a flea market town. Its inhabitants are selling various goods in their yards obtained in junk-clearances in Austria, Germany and The Netherlands.