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  Szombathely - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the administrative center of the Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria.
Szombathely lies by the streams Perint and Gyöngyös, at 47°14′N 16°38′E, where the Alpokalja (Lower Alps) mountains meet the Small Hungarian Plain.
Szombathely was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241-1242 but was rebuilt shorty after and was granted Free Royal Town status in 1407.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Szombathely   (1342 words)

  
 SZOMBATHELY - LoveToKnow Article on SZOMBATHELY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Szombathely is an important railway and industrial centre, and has a state railway workshop, manufactories for agricultural machinery, foundries and steam mills.
Szombathely occupies the site of the Roman town Sabaria Savaria), which was the capital of Pannonia.
The remains are preserved partly in the museum at Budapest, and partly in the municipal museum.
15.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SZ/SZOMBATHELY.htm   (257 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Szombathely, Hungary (Hungarian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Szombathely has been an episcopal see since the 17th cent.
Septimius Severus was proclaimed (193) emperor there, and St. Martin of Tours was born (c.316) in the city.
Szombathely was destroyed (5th cent.) by the Huns but was rebuilt.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Szombath.html   (215 words)

  
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The drive to Szombathely, Hungary, from the airport was about two hours at a cost of $100.
Also, I found it interesting that for the problems he saw in my throwing technique, he gave no drills to fix them, and instead just said, “fix it.” Boldi: At first it took all the people at the training center some time to figure out who we were exactly.
Szombathely is a very peaceful town, quiet at night and with great places to go to spend time, if you know the city.
www.hammerthrow.com /hungary/fullreport.doc   (2772 words)

  
 ::: www.szombathely.hu :::
Szombathely is recorded as the Queen of the West, first of all because of his architectural historical monuments...
Szombathely's Roman predecessor was founded by Claudius Caesar in around AD43 under the name of Colonia Claudia Savarensium (The Claudian Colony of Savarians).
At the beginning of the Second Century AD the face of the town quickly began to change as not only the public buildings and temples, but also the private houses of the city began to be built of stone.
www.szombathely.hu /publikalas/index.aspx?lap=37&pf=26&lf=38&mf=648&cmf=775   (2789 words)

  
 Szombathely a vendéglátóváros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Szombathely today is the cultural and economic centre of a region extending across several borders.
Szombathely's centre of academic and scholarly life is the Dániel Berzsenyi College and the Markusovszky Training Hospital.
Szombathely is one of the most significant centres of Central European culture.
www.bartokfestival.hu /en/m70.htm   (582 words)

  
 Szombathely, Hungary
Szombathely, about 50km (31mi.) as the crow flies south of Sopron on the eastern edge of the Alps, is the second largest economic and cultural center in West Transdanubia.
This busy industrial town (agricultural machinery, precision engineering, shoes, textiles) is the administrative seat of the Vas region with a teacher training college and a renowned art gallery; the Savaria festivals take place in summer.
From the 13th C Szombathely belonged to the bishops of Gyor.
www.planetware.com /hungary/szombathely-h-vs-szom.htm   (298 words)

  
 Third Circular   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Szombathely is small Western Hungarian town with rich history, dating back to the Romans.
Szombathely is easily accessible by car from Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia (c.
There are numerous possibilities in Szombathely and its surroundings from many-star hotels to village houses.
www.julia-nki.hu /pokasz/newlev.html   (1658 words)

  
 Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The study comprises the body sizes of the new-borns born alive at Szombathely, on the Markusovszky Hospital's Obstetric Ward between 1994-95-96.
The results of the study may be considered as regional data of the period after regime change and may be qualified as data publication.
Similar to her husband and her brother, Ádám Batthyány, she was prominent in charity, she supported the settling of the Dominicans in Szombathely and Sopron.
web.axelero.hu /vasiszem/1999/02/contents.htm   (1121 words)

  
 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Athletics Final - News - Article
Szombathely, Hungary — Tomorrow, Saturday 3 September, the top-ranking Hammer Throw exponents of 2005 will be competing here for the honours of the World Athletics Final in this specialist discipline.
For three years the Hungarian city of Szombathely has played host to the Hammer Throw Final of the World Athletics Final as the Stade Louis II in Monaco, which is the venue for the rest of the competition cannot stage this discipline due to technical constraints.
The top eight men and seven of the top 8 women hammer throwers will line up in Szombathely tomorrow, with just China’s Wenxiu Zhang (ranked 6th in the world in 2005) missing from the competition as she is competing in the Asian Championships.
www.iaaf.org /WAF05/news/Kind=2/newsId=31933.html   (377 words)

  
 James Joyce Conference Szombathely, Hungary 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Hungarian James Joyce Society, Szombathely is organizing the Annual James Joyce Conference on James Joyce’s life and work.
The first such conference was organized in 1997, as part of the Bloomsday events, and since then the Conference has grown into an event of wide interest both among scholars, Joyceans and non-Joyceans alike, and among those simply interested in Joyce.
There is a limited number of scholarships covering accommodation and meals, for students currently engaged in doing research related to James Joyce’s work and who are willing to present part of their research work in a paper.
www.uhb.fr /langues/cei/sofeir/jjconf03.htm   (312 words)

  
 FIRST CIRCULAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On the way back to Szombathely the buses will stop over in Budapest airport and city centre, with the possibility to depart or extend your stay in Budapest.
The Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian academy of Sciences is the organiser institution of the 20th European Colloquium of Arachnology, to be held in Szombathely, Hungary, 21-26 July 2002.
The whole issue will be brought to the general Assembly in Szombathely, and there the members will have the chance to discuss and decide on this important issue.
www.julia-nki.hu /pokasz/AllCirculars.htm   (3620 words)

  
 Szombathely on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ruins of a triumphal arch, an amphitheater, and an aqueduct have been excavated nearby.
Austrian section of a planned new line between southern Burgenland and Szombathely, Hungary.
Chancellor Wolfgand Schuessel inspects the honour guard with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy (R) in the main square of Szombathely, some 220 kms west from Hungarian capital Budapest on Friday 26 September 2003 prior to their official talks.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Szombath.asp   (616 words)

  
 Szombathely
My uncle Pajor István and aunt Magda lived in his city of birth, Szombathely, on the Semmelweisz Utca 21 for many years,until they were forced out by the landlord and had to move to an apartment building.
She was born in Hungary (Magyaroszág) in the city of Szombathely near the Austrian border.
In 1928 at the age of 18 she came to Holland and never left.
www.xs4all.nl /~eeuwen/szombathely.htm   (139 words)

  
 Szombathely - hotel, pensions, booking, travel guide, sights - ComeToHungary.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Kamoni Arboretum (7 Szent Imre herceg street) is the largest arboretum in Hungary; its highlights are more than a thousand species of pine, 2.000 types of deciduous trees, and it boasts of an enormous quantity of rhododendron bushes blossoming in May and representing 50 species.
The hotel is situated in the garden suburb of Szombathely, close to the arboretum.
Lajos Smidt, the founder of the museum was the hospital's managing director, who endowed his private collection to Szombathely and the county in 1968.
www.cometohungary.com /html/varos.php?varos_id=65   (861 words)

  
 Andor Kraszna-Krausz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
KK was born in Szombathely on 12 January 1904.
He added the unidentified 'Kraszna' to his name some time before 1925 to further a myth that his origins were in the Hungarian aristocracy, denying a Jewish heritage to which he never admitted.
He attended the Szombathely Roman Catholic High School, graduating in 1922.
www.editor.net /k-k/andor.htm   (1327 words)

  
 IAAF World Athletics Final - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is also a wild card that the IAAF can use to invite up to five athletes who they deem to warrant a place but could not gain the necessary ranking due to injury or other circumstances.
The first event held in Monaco was slightly ill-conceived in that the stadium chosen was not big enough to hold the hammer throw competition which was instead held in Szombathely, Hungary a week earlier.
All competitors will receive prize money rising from US$1,000 for the 9th - 12th placed athletes in the longer distance races to US$30,000 for the winner in each event.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IAAF_World_Athletics_Final   (236 words)

  
 The Budapest Sun Online - Story page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Pannonplast's injection moulding subsidiary Molding Kft, also located in Szombathely, produces the shells for the Philips plant.
This is the second time Philips has cut its workforce at its Szombathely.
Last year in January Philips axed 500 jobs at the Szombathely plant, relocating its cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor assembly line to China.
www.budapestsun.com /full_story.asp?ArticleId={BC11427DD4624FBFB6B87F03EE964828}&From=News   (405 words)

  
 ireland.com | Bloomsday
Laszlo Najmanyi, writer, musician and organiser of the Hungarian Bloomsday, says: "The Blums were big textile traders in Szombathely and members of the family were posted in Trieste.
On Bloomsday, the mayor of Szombathely, Dr Gyorgy Ipkovich, and the Irish Ambassador to Hungary, Brendan McMahon, are to unveil a statue of Joyce that will "step out" of the wall of the Blum house.
Najmanyi also intended the festival to launch his play, which lasts 17 hours and 20 minutes and was to be performed over six days in the main square.
www.ireland.com /events/bloomsday/story5.htm   (655 words)

  
 Szombathely Picture Gallery - Szombathely - Szombathely & Surr. - Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Szombathely Picture Gallery - Szombathely - Szombathely & Surr.
The Gallery owns a 2500-piece contemporary textile collection, which was mainly accumulated in the course of the series of textile biennials organized since 1970.
In the collection, main emphasis is put on the Neo-avantgarde generation of the 1960-70s, the main representatives of conceptualism, and the introduction of the young artists of the 90s.
www.cometohungary.com /html/latnivalo.php?latnivalo_id=76   (665 words)

  
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M62 213 hauled train 908 the 1800 Budapest-Deli to Szombathely and M62 215 hauled train 901 the 1740 Szombathely to Budapest-Deli on the un-electrified section between Szf.var and Sz.hely.
There is now only one speed restriction due to a bridge on the new alignment between Sarpentele and Csor- Nadasdladany, but this causes the trains to slow down just after reaching a good travelling speed and not enabling them to go as fast again afterwards (especially in the uphill direction).
This was the last day of the old tt and I wanted to ride some of the trains that ran for the last time.
www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib019/HU-NEWS2.TXT   (3466 words)

  
 The Summer Lakeshore Limited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Szombathely train carries direct cars to Sopron in the summer and was thus equipped with a couple of GySEV green/yello cars.
Observed M41 2204 which was required on the morning local from Szombathely and made plans to get this in and have a reasonable move in the afternoon.
She was on her way to Szombathely, so we travelled together as far as Sárvár, where I leapt for a fill-in.
www.zpok.hu /~fjoo/ER990708.htm   (8369 words)

  
 Sunset Motel. Szombathely, Hungary - Discounted rates at www.bookings.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Apartment - an air-conditioned especially beautiful room with a double bed and a folding couch, equipped with a kitchen and a diner.
Beside many sights programmes and facilities offered in Szombathely, we should not pass by the natural features and sights around the town and the Austrian target cities the next door.
Visiting musuems, Medieval temples, castles or having a medicinal bath or a walk in the botanical garden, cycling or hiking in the mountains...
www.bookings.it /hotel/hu/sunsetmotelszombath.html?aid=303892;label=hotel-italy   (984 words)

  
 5000 Miles Later UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Finding ourselves about ten miles outside Szombathely and only just starting to benefit from the wind, the egg shape of my rear wheel started to play havoc with the brake pads.
After waiting at the nearest bus stop for half an hour, disheartened and shooing lizards off my waterproof, we were informed by the bus driver (who looked about twelve) that there was no way we could board with the bikes.
We trudged back to Szombathely, back to the campsite, this time pitching the tent as far away from the nutty German lady as possible.
www.5000mileslater.co.uk /czech_and_austria.htm   (4624 words)

  
 Park Hotel Pelikan. Szombathely, Hungary - Discounted rates at www.bookings.nl
Whether you are traveling on business, participating in a conference or simply want to relax, the Pelikán is ideal for you: its modern, comfortable facilities and friendly personnel are at your disposal.
Whether you are travelling on business, participating in a conference or simply want to relax, the Pelikán is ideal for you: its modern, comfortable facilities and friendly personell are at your disposal.
Location: Situated on Szombathely, a city rich with history and culture and a venue of events like the Savania Dance Contest, the International Bartok Festival or the Savaria Historic Carnival and many trade fairs
www.bookings.nl /hotel/hu/pelikan.html   (957 words)

  
 MBK-Team Solar eclipses - Total Solar Eclipse August 11, 1999 from Szombathely, Hungary
Although very interesting from a trail blazer's point of view I will not describe the way we got to our observing spot - we started at 4 am in Velenje, passed Austria into Hungary and were in Szombathely at 10 am.
After spending 15 minutes at a field some 10 km out of Szombathely we decided to move towards Balaton as the weather looked more promising there.
We stopped at around 10:30 LT on a dirt road some 40 km out of Szombathely, possibly very near Janoshaza.
www.orion-drustvo.si /MBKTeam/eclipses/ataju.htm   (804 words)

  
 Szombathely múzeumai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The lounge of the Lapidarium hosts chamber exhibitions, from 28 May to 31 August 1999 you can see there the treasures of a West Africa expedition of the Papilio Foundation.
Two ruin areas evoke the Roman ancestor of Szombathely, Savaria in our town.
You can see in the Járdányi Paulovics Garden, the garden of the Episcopal Palace, remnants of buildings of the Roman era: the mosaic of the reception room the Governor's Palace, the basement walls of the bath and shrines, which can only give an idea of the splendour of Savaria.
www.bartokfestival.hu /en/m74.htm   (319 words)

  
 Szombathely - National Parks International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Advantage: The Hotel Savaria is a glamorous reminder of a former age; a tranquil respite from the world of today.
Savaria -- Szombathely's Best Kept Secret The Scene: Hotel Savaria, Szombathely -- a glamorous reminder of a former age; a tranquil respite from the world of today.
The Cast: A lady of the former Hungarian aristocracy...
www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/szombathely   (176 words)

  
 Szombathely hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Hungary, by All-Hotels(tm)
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