Balatonszepezd was first settled in the 13th century as a fishing village. It was first the domain of royal stewards, then of local nobles, and later on the bishop of Veszprém and the BenedictineSomogyvár Abbey. The old Roman Catholic church was built during this period. As a result of the Turkish invasion, it was almost completely destroyed; after the war, it was repopulated primarily by Germans. The village continued to grow and by the 18th century it was home to another two churches of Calvinist and Lutherandenomination, respectively.
By the 19th century, the village was already a popular holiday destination, but mostly for artists and writers from the relatively nearby towns of Révfülöp and Balatonboglár. However, the efforts of Pál Nagy and Vince Viriusz, coupled with the village's connection to the national railroad system during the early 20th century, soon brought visitors and tourists from all over the country and from abroad. Two distinct new neighborhoods, Szepezdfürdõ and Viriusztelep, developed on either side of the old village center with the influx of vacationers and their lake houses. At the same time, the permanent local population decreased due to urbanization.
Today, the smallish village continues to serve as a holiday spot. The main sources of work are tourism and viticulture. Notable historic sites within the village are the buildings on the main street, Árpád street, and the vicinity, which are built in the eclectic and baroque styles, and the three old churches.
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(in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
balatonszepezd, village, veszprém, county, hungary, northern, shore, lake, balaton, flagcoat, armslocation, coordinates, 85172, 65881, 85172, 65881country, hungarycountyveszprémarea, total25, population, 2017, total374, time, zoneutc, summer, cest, postal, cod. Balatonszepezd is a village in Veszprem county Hungary on the northern shore of the Lake Balaton BalatonszepezdFlagCoat of armsBalatonszepezdLocation of BalatonszepezdCoordinates 46 51 06 N 17 39 32 E 46 85172 N 17 65881 E 46 85172 17 65881Country HungaryCountyVeszpremArea Total25 06 km2 9 68 sq mi Population 2017 Total374 1 Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code8252Area code87 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory editBalatonszepezd was first settled in the 13th century as a fishing village It was first the domain of royal stewards then of local nobles and later on the bishop of Veszprem and the Benedictine Somogyvar Abbey The old Roman Catholic church was built during this period As a result of the Turkish invasion it was almost completely destroyed after the war it was repopulated primarily by Germans The village continued to grow and by the 18th century it was home to another two churches of Calvinist and Lutheran denomination respectively By the 19th century the village was already a popular holiday destination but mostly for artists and writers from the relatively nearby towns of Revfulop and Balatonboglar However the efforts of Pal Nagy and Vince Viriusz coupled with the village s connection to the national railroad system during the early 20th century soon brought visitors and tourists from all over the country and from abroad Two distinct new neighborhoods Szepezdfurdo and Viriusztelep developed on either side of the old village center with the influx of vacationers and their lake houses At the same time the permanent local population decreased due to urbanization Today the smallish village continues to serve as a holiday spot The main sources of work are tourism and viticulture Notable historic sites within the village are the buildings on the main street Arpad street and the vicinity which are built in the eclectic and baroque styles and the three old churches References edit Balatonszepezd kozseg in Hungarian Archived from the original on 2009 09 03 Retrieved 2 August 2010 Balatonszepezd faluinfo Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2 August 2010 External links editStreet map Hungarian References edit Balatonszepezd KSH nbsp This Veszprem county location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balatonszepezd amp oldid 992991830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
