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| The fortress of Szigliget | |||
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Szigliget
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| County | Veszprém | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 34.26 km2 (13.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 936 | ||
| • Density | 27.32/km2 (70.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 8264 | ||
| Area code(s) | 87 | ||
Szigliget is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.
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The village can be found on the northern bank of the lake Balaton in the vicinity of Badacsony and Keszthely. The village was built between and on volcanic hills. It can be reached by car on the 71 highway or by train on the Székesfehérvár–Tapolca-railway stopping at Badacsonytördemic-Szigliget station.
The settlement existed in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Celtic, Roman and Avar archaeological finds were discovered in the vicinity. The ruins of a parochial church, built in the 12th century, can be seen. Until 1822 the area was an island in the Lake Balaton. The island was connected to the mainland in 1822 by rearrangement of the bank-dams around Balaton.
It was built in the Árpád age, in the 12th century. The material is basalt. The old tower stands today.
On the top of the 239 meter high Várhegy hill stand the ruins of the medieval fortress. It was renewed in the last years and beautiful panorama opens from it to the Lake Balaton and to the Tapolca Basin. Poets sang of the beauty of the village and the landscape.
The castle built in the 19th century is a modern home for artists surrounded by the arboretum of 9,2 hectare.