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The ruins of the St Catherine nunnery
are well-known as the canonised Princess
Margaret of the Árpád House lived here for 6
years.
People who played a role in building the
city are still fondly remembered. Bishop Albert
Vetési, the renaissance scholar who
formed the city into a cultural centre, has
written his name into the history books of
Veszprém. The design of the castle we can see
today started to form in the 18th century
during the term of Bishop Márton Padányi
Bíró. The most renowned architect of the
time, Jakab Fellner designed several of the
buildings belonging to the Church. Builder
József Tietharth earned his reputation during
the same period; his work is preserved in several
buildings in the castle including the Dubniczay
Palace. According to a local tradition
several of the buildings in Veszprém are still
identified by the name of the former owners
or persons who commissioned them: some
examples are the Bíró-Giczey, the Simoga, the
Dravecz and the Tejfalussy Houses.
The city’s structure has been changing
since the end of the 19th century; new buildings
have been erected, streets opened, the
manufacturing industry settled in, and civic
Brick Collection –
Tegularium
Piarist
Church
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Csikász
Gallery
Information
office
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associations were formed. With the flourishing
civic development of Veszprém the number of
inhabitants rose from 10,000 to 70,000 due
to the socialist urbanisation politics in the
second half of the 20th century. Housing
estates were built around the former old
town and the socialist realism style city centre
was established in this period. The most
visible example of this process is the gigantic
20-storey building in Kossuth Street erected
on the place of old civic houses.
The University of Pannonia, founded in
1949 as the Technical University has become
a centre of higher education with its numerous
faculties. As Veszprém cannot be considered
as an industrial centre, the city has been
looking focusing on the cultural and academic
spheres since the political changes in 1990. As
a result, the city has become a school and university
town with its two higher educational
institutions and more than 10,000 students
attending the 10 secondary schools.
The square surrounded by the Baroquestyle
buildings is the venue of the largest cultural
events such as the Gizella Days, the
Veszprém Festival and the Veszprém
Summer Festival. The programmes of the
Kabóciádé Family Festival organised by the
local puppet theatre are
also held in the city centre.
Families with children are
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recommended to visit the
Town centre Kittenberger Kálmán Zoo
in the Betekints Valley,
underneath the Viaduct,
the symbol of the city.
CASTLE
Modern Art Gallery –
Vass László Collection
Fire Lookout
Tower
Advice: You can download
this graphic map from our
website in 8 languages or
ask for a copy in our office
where you can get useful
information and find a range
of Veszprém souvenirs.
www.veszpreminfo.hu • info@veszpreminfo.hu
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