district in Fejér County, Hungary
Székesfehérvár district is in Fejér County. Its principal city is 1 Székesfehérvár. , which is covered in a separate article.
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edit- 1 Füle (SW 20 km of Székesfehérvár, take any train toward Tapolca). Roman Catholic Church - Monument, Roman Catholic Parish - Baroque, Reformed Church, built in the late Classical style, Sárréti Country House
- 2 Iszkaszentgyörgy (buses from Székesfehérvár bus station platform No10. - NW 20 km of Székesfehérvár). Amadé–Bajzáth–Pappenheim- Palace (1735, rebuilt 1820s, temporarly exhibits).
- 3 Gánt (N 20 km of Székesfehérvár, take a bus to Csákvár (E 4 km) further walk or taxi). Gant cave, abandoned bauxite mine (geological nature trail), Vértes Protected Area, Bauxite Museum: Bauxite geological park, Abbot of St. Vendel Parish
- 4 Lovasberény (German:Lauschbrünn) (take a bus from Székesfehérvár toward Bicske (NE 15 km)). Cziráky Palace, Fire tower (1907), Csikváry Country Cottages (small exhibit), Lenke gallery (Vaszary János Str. 17.), Reformed Church, Catholic church, Mary's Chapel, Jewish cemetery.
- 5 Nádasdladány (http://www.nadasdladany.hu/) (W 14 km of Székesfehérvár, take a bus or rent a bike). Nádasdy Palace with a Landscape Park Area 24 ha (1700s, reconstructed in 1870s), Roman Catholic Church (built between 1883-1885, in neo-Gothic style).
- 6 Sárszentmihály (buses from Székesfehérvár, trains from Budapest, Székesfehérvár, Veszprém). Zichy Palace is an one-storey building, which is connected to Apor Vilmos Chapel (19th century.) Reformed Church (around 1800). Former Zichy castle: Art nouveau, Historical Anglicized style (around 1900).
- 7 Seregélyes (trains to Pusztaszabolcs, Székesfehérvár). Zichy-Hadik Palace, Pelican House Forest School (near to Elza farm).
- 8 Soponya (S 25 km from Székesfehérvár). Zichy Palace, Hunting Lodge, Image Gallery - Zoltan Varga private collection.
- 9 Szabadbattyán (trains to Székesfehérvár (E 10 km), toward Tapolca, all northern shore settlements of Lake Balaton, to Gyékényes, and all southern shore settlements of Lake Balaton). Cifrakert garden or English park, Batthyány Memorial Park, Kula (means in Turkish: Tower) Gothic Residential tower and Watchtower with archeological exhibits (probably rebuilt in the 13th century), the 'Roman villa' archeological site (nearby), Chapel of St. Vendel.
- 10 Tác (from Székesfehérvár 12 km south-southwest). Gorsium archeological site of Roman period, also this is the country's largest open-air museum of this period.
- 11 Vértes (Vértes hegység). This is a mountain range, between the ranges Bakony and Gerecse. Vértes Nature Park, Vidrafű nature trail, Síkvölgy source fen meadow Haraszt Mountain Nature (botanical-geological) Trail (between Csákvár-Gánt). Caving: Gant cave, Báraczházi Cave, Vértes Somló Cave, Caves of the Csóka mountain plateau karst depressions. Castles: Gesztes Castle, Castle Vitány, Csák Castle.
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