Tapolca

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Tapolca
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Tapolca
Tapolca (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°52′58″N17°24′29″E / 46.88278°N 17.40806°E / 46.88278; 17.40806
CountryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
County Veszprém
Area
 • Total
63.48 km2 (24.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
16,035
 • Density279.43/km2 (723.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8300
Area code 87

Tapolca (Hungarian: ['tɒpolt͡sɒ] ; German : Toppoltz) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around 46°52′58″N17°26′29″E / 46.88278°N 17.44139°E / 46.88278; 17.44139 . The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.

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Etymology

The origin of Tapolca is disputed, originating either from the Hungarian Tapolcza,[ citation needed ] meaning "high place", or from the Slavic Toplica/Teplica meaning "hot springs". It was also known as Turul or Turultapolca at some points in the Middle Ages.

Notable sights

The Lake Cave

This 3 km long lake cave system is situated in the heart of the town. It was opened to the public in 1912, ten years after its discovery. Small boats can be hired to explore the cave system. At 15–20 m below the town, a 5 km long cave system criss-crosses the Miocene limestone layers. This includes the 3.3 km long Lake Cave, which is mostly filled with karst water. The cave was discovered in 1903 during well digging. Thanks to these explorations, round boat trips were made possible from 1937. Because of its special origin and unique formations, it was designated a protected area in 1942 and placed under strict protection in 1982. The mixture of the cold karst water flowing there and the thermal water up-surging from the deep dissolves limestone. Initially narrow passages, then smaller and larger niches were formed. Over a very long period, these widened into spacious chambers and passages. Dripstones have not developed in the cave, as several metre thick clay deposits prevents infiltration from the surface. Only calcareous formations (cave corals and aragonite crystals) occur at some places, having precipitated from the cave air. Bats cannot enter the closed spaces, so the largest vertebrate is a 10 cm long fish, the Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus L.), which probably swims in through the wet passages from the Malom-tó (Mill Pond). The cave air, with nearly 100% humidity, a high calcium content and a constant temperature of 20 °C, is used to cure respiratory diseases in the branches under the town hospital that are in close proximity with the cave. The radon content of the cave air is too low to have any effect on the visitors. [1]

Mill Pond

A romantic part of the town is the Mill Pond (Malom-tó). The Upper Pond can be reached from the Main Square through a small backyard where the "Four Seasons", a sculpture by László Marton, is situated.

Garden of Ruins

The Church Hill is the medieval centre of Tapolca. The church was built in the 13th century in Roman style, during the 14th century it was finished as Gothic church. After the Ottoman invasion, it was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1756.

School Museum

The School Museum is located in the former cantor house. The greatest pedagogic collection of the Transdanubian region can be found there. [2]

Main Square

The former marketplace of the town, the Main Square, functioned as a trade centre from ancient times. The statue of Holy Trinity was erected in the middle of the square in 1757. Another masterpiece, the Little Princess, is located there too.

Population

Tapolca

Notable inhabitants

Twin towns – sister cities

Tapolca is twinned with: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Information board, entrance of the Cave Lake, Tapolca, Hungary
  2. ↑ "Tapolca.hu" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Testvérvárosi kapcsolatok". tapolca.hu (in Hungarian). Tapolca. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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