Veszprém Megye (county) covers a large region to the north of Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in central Europe. The area includes the Bakony Hills, which still survive largely unspoiled by modern development, and a beautiful place for long walks. The shoreline of the lake includes Balatonfüred, a spa town with a long history, and several other smaller waterside towns and villages. The Tihany peninsular juts southwards into the lake and provides the only car ferry link between the north and the south shores. The Bakony foothills, and the Tihany peninsular are extensively covered with vineyards.
An old thatched cottage at Tihany,
Veszprém city centre: Óváros tér, with the old
Fire Tower. |
Links with the county of Veszprém in
Hungary have continued to develop at professional level. You can see the Accord between the counties of East Sussex and Veszprém signed in
1996, coinciding with the international celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the
founding of the Hungarian nation. The then President of Veszprém Megye (county), Dr
Gábor Zongor, subsequently moved on to become a Member of Parliament and then
Secretary-General of one of the largest Hungarian unions. His elected successor as
President of Veszprém Megye is Csaba Kuti, who was invited jointly by Lewes
Links and East Sussex County Council to renew the link between the two counties by a
visit here in May 2001.
The delegation from Veszprém was in East Sussex from 8 to 13
May, coinciding with the celebration of Europe Day on 9 May, when a renewed Accord
between the two counties was signed. In a busy professional schedule there were
three main topics on which the Veszprém delegation was briefed, and potential future
cooperation on common issues was discussed: |
