Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Veszprém |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Nagyvázsony |
Area Total Km2: | 76.29 |
Population Total: | 1848 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | 24.22 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8291 |
Area Code: | 88 |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary Veszprém#Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nagyvázsony |
Coordinates: | 46.9835°N 17.6941°W |
Nagyvázsony is a village in Veszprém, Hungary. It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of the Lake Balaton. It houses Kinizsi Castle, a 14th-century fortification donated by Matthias I to Pál Kinizsi. Kinizsi's sarcophagus can be found in the castle chapel. Facing the castle is a baroque church which was commissioned by Kinizsi in 1470. There is also an ethnographic museum in the village.