Vác 2431061 223891961 2008-07-06T10:54:56Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |timezone=[[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 |pushpin_map =Hungary |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Vác |pushpin_mapsize =| official_name=Vác| map=[[Image:Vac.png|center|thumb|275px|Location of Pest county in Hungary]]| subdivision_type1=[[Counties of Hungary|County]]| subdivision_name1=[[Pest county|Pest]]| area_total_km2=61.63| population_total=33323| population_as_of=2004| population_density_km2=540.69| postal_code_type=[[Postal code]]| postal_code=2600| area_code=27| latd=47.77518| longd=19.13102 }} '''Vác''' ({{pronounced|ˈvaːts}}, approximately "vats"), (sometimes spelled Väcz{{Fact|date=March 2008}}; [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: ''Vacov'', [[German language|German]]: ''Waitzen'', [[Latin]]: ''Vacium'') is a city in [[Pest (county)|Pest]] county in [[Hungary]] with approximately 33,000 inhabitants. The town is occasionally known in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] by the archaic names ''Vacz'' and ''Vacs''. ==Location== Vác is located 34 kilometres north of [[Budapest]] on the left bank of the [[Danube]] river where it bends to begin its southern route. The town is seated at the foot of the Naszály Mountain on the outskirts of the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]]. ==Modern Vác== [[Image:Vacidom3.jpg|thumb|Vác Cathedral]] [[Image:Vác.JPG|thumb|Main Square]] [[Image:Vaciduna.jpg|thumb|The [[Danube]] at Vác]] Vác is a commercial center as well as a popular summer resort for citizens of Budapest. The [[cathedral]], built 1761–1777, was modelled after [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. The [[Bishop|episcopal]] palace houses a museum for Roman and medieval artifacts. The city is also known for its 18th century triumphal arch and for its beautiful baroque city center. ==History== Settlement in Vác dating as far back as the [[Roman Empire]] has been found. Bishops from the [[diocese]] were influential within the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], with many serving as chancellors or later becoming archbishops. The town was conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1541. During the [[Habsburg Monarchy]]'s wars against the Ottomans, the [[Austria]]ns won victories against the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] at Vác in 1597 and 1684. '''See also''': *[[Bishopric of Vác]] ==Demographics== ===Ethnicity=== * [[Magyars]] : 94.9% * [[Romani people|Roma]] : 1.3% * [[Germans]] : 0.5% * [[Romanians]] : 0.1% * [[Slovaks]] : 0.5% * [[Ukrainians]] : 0.1% *Other/Undeclared: 4.5% ===Religious denomination=== *[[Roman Catholic]]: 59.4% *[[Greek Catholic]]: 0.7% *[[Calvinist]]: 9.3% *[[Lutheran]]: 3.1% *Other denomination: 1.4% *Non-religious: 14.4% *Undeclared: 11.5% According to the 1910 census, the religious make-up of the town was the following: *[[Roman Catholic]]: 76.3% *[[Jewish]]: 11.2% *[[Calvinist]]: 8.3% *[[Lutheran]]: 2.8% *Other denomination: 1.4% ==Gallery== <center> <gallery> Image:Vac16.jpg|Vác Image:Hegyes torony.jpg|The Sharpened Tower Image:Vacivar.jpg|Castle, Vác Image:Vac triumf.jpg|The Stone Gate was built for Empress [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresia's]] visit in 1764. Image:Vác2.JPG|Holy Trinity columns Image:Vac10.jpg|Main Square Image:Catedral of Vác.jpg|Cathedral of Vác </gallery> </center> ==Twin towns== Vác is a [[Town twinning|twinned]] with: *{{flagicon|France}} - [[Deuil-la-Barre]], [[Val-d'Oise]], [[France]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Donaueschingen]] [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]] *{{flagicon|Slovakia}} - [[Dubnica nad Váhom]], [[Trenčín Region]], [[Slovakia]] *{{flagicon|Israel}} - [[Giv'atayim]], [[Tel Aviv District]], [[Israel]] *{{flagicon|Finland}} - [[Järvenpää]], [[Southern Finland]] *{{flagicon|Romania}} - [[Odorheiu Secuiesc]], [[Harghita]], [[Romania]] *{{flagicon|Slovakia}} - [[Šahy]], [[Nitra Region]], [[Slovakia]] ==Sources and external links == * {{Catholic}} [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525b.htm] * [http://www.vac.hu Official website of town] * [http://www.vaconline.hu/ The newsportal] * [http://www.vac.hu/index.php?page=webkamera Live webcam from the square (The yellow building in the background is the town hall)] * [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&mid=13&tid=24934 Map of Vác] * [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=mapeu&rid=0&lx=0&ly=0&nz=2&z=500.0&cx=19.13724&cy=47.77641 Map of the surrounding area] * [http://www.muzeum.vac.hu/ Tragor Ignác Museum of Vác] * [http://mimk.vac.hu/mimk/ The House of Culture] * [http://www.klvk.vac.hu/ Katona Lajos Town Library] * [http://www.civertan.hu/legifoto/legifoto.php?page_level=802 Aerial photographs: Vác] * {{Wikitravel}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Hungary|Vac]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Pest county|Vac]] [[ar:فاك (مدينة)]] [[cs:Vác]] [[de:Vác]] [[es:Vāch]] [[eo:Vác]] [[fr:Vác]] [[it:Vác]] [[hu:Vác]] [[nl:Vác]] [[nn:Vác]] [[pl:Vác]] [[pt:Vác]] [[ro:Vác]] [[qu:Vác]] [[ru:Вац (город в Венгрии)]] [[sk:Vacov (Maďarsko)]] [[sv:Vác]] [[vo:Vác]]