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Devecser is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. Population: 5.211 (2001).
In the Middle Ages there were five villages in the area of today's Devecser: Devecser, Kisdevecser, Szék, Meggyes and Patony. These villages expanded in the 12th and 13th century. There is an Esterházy castle in the town.
On 4th September 2010, there was an industrial spill when a sludge reservoir at the the Ajka aluminum plant burst its banks, killing at least four people and injuring more than 120.
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/world/europe/06hungary.html?...
Photo: www.index.hu
Devecser is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. Population: 5.211 (2001).
In the Middle Ages there were five villages in the area of today's Devecser: Devecser, Kisdevecser, Szék, Meggyes and Patony. These villages expanded in the 12th and 13th century. There is an Esterházy castle in the town.
On 4th September 2010, there was an industrial spill when a sludge reservoir at the the Ajka aluminum plant burst its banks, killing at least four people and injuring more than 120.
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/world/europe/06hungary.html?...
Photo: www.index.hu
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devecser
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°6'13"N 17°26'18"E
- Székesfehérvár 70 km
- Győr 70 km
- Tatabánya 87 km
- Szazhalombatta 111 km
- Érd 112 km
- Budapest 126 km
- Bratislava 134 km
- Nitra 145 km
- Trenčín 206 km
- Banská Bystrica 224 km
- Lumber business 3.6 km
- Waste sludge reservoir of the aluminum factory 5.8 km
- Sárosfői Halastavak 6.1 km
- Somló 6.9 km
- Magyar aluminium Ltd. (MAL) 8.8 km
- Ajka District 12 km
- Nagyvázsonyi-erdő 19 km
- Tapolcafő 21 km
- Russian military trainig area. 21 km
- Vas County 56 km