Csepreg

Csepreg (German: Schapring; Croatian: Čepreg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. It is the largest town on the Répce River.[2] The current mayor of the town is Zoltán Horváth, elected on November 13, 2019.

Csepreg
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Csepreg
Location of Csepreg
Coordinates: 47.40022°N 16.70592°E / 47.40022; 16.70592
Country Hungary
CountyVas
Area
 • Total49.54 km2 (19.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total3,241
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9735
Area code(s)94

Although tourism, particularly camping and fishing, are important sources of income for the town, a plan for the establishment of a metal finishing factory was accepted by the council after the first plan had been rejected.[3]

Education
  • The town has a nursery, a kindergarten, an elementary school, a music school and a secondary school( Nádasdy Tamás Economic and IT Secondary School).
  • The town library has a significant collection.

Notable people
  • Miklós Takács de Saár, silviculturalist, politician
  • Antalovits Ferenc was born in Csepreg in 1953. He is a double European Championship bronze medalist and a four-time World Championship bronze medalist weight-lifter.

Sport

The football club of Csepreg was founded in 1924. The biggest achievement was winning the First Division of Vas County in the season of 1996/97. Currently the team is in the First Division of Vas County in the season of 2019/20, lead by the coach, Zsolt Steiner.

Twin towns—sister cities

Csepreg is twinned with:

  • Aerial photography of Csepreg
  • Schöller Castle
  • Main square—Széchenyi Square (detail)
  • St. Nicholas Church
  • St. Nicholas Church
  • Inside the St. Nicholas Church
  • Chapel of the Holy Spring
  • The Fire Station of Csepreg
  • Flag of Csepreg
  • Lake Bene-hegy

References
  1. = 81322&p_temakor_kod = KSH&p_session_id = 800051036609396&p_lang = EN Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. "Csepreg". Welcome to Hungary!. Compalmanach. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. "Land use planning of a mixed industrial-dwelling area" (pdf). Participation Exercise. unece. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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