Tapolca

	Tapolca
	Tapolca
	Tapolca
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Central Transdanubia
County :	Veszprém
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Tapolca
Coordinates :	46 ° 53 ' N , 17 ° 26' E Coordinates: 46 ° 52 '57 " N , 17 ° 26' 12" E
Area :	63.48 km²
Residents :	15,839 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	250 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 87
Postal code :	8300
KSH kódja:	29434
Structure and administration (status: 2014)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Zoltán Dobó (Jobbik)
Postal address :	Hősök tere 15 ; 8300 Tapolca
Website :	www.tapolca.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Cave lake

Tapolca [ ˈtɒpoltsɒ ] ( German Toppoltz ) is a small Hungarian town with almost 16,000 inhabitants (as of 2011) north of Lake Balaton. Tapolca has belonged to Hungary since the 10th century. After the Second World War , the city developed into an industrial center for the region. Various natural resources were and are being mined in the area.

Attractions

Underground cave lake in the city center, accessible by rowing boat
Park around the mill pond
Ruin garden at the mill pond
Batsanyi Museum on the market square

traffic

Tapolca is on the railway lines to Székesfehérvár , Balatonszentgyörgy and Ukk .

Motorsport

With the Nyirádi Motorsport Centrum there is a race track in a former bauxite mine in Nyirád, not far from Tapolca , on which between 2006 and 2013 a. a. one round of the annual FIA Rallycross - European Championship was held.