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Pannonhalma Archabbey
A 1,000-year-old Benedictine monastery on a hill with a Gothic basilica and ancient library, near Gyor.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Zirc
Veszprém, Hungary · Europe
About Zirc
Zirc sits on the route: 20 minutes from Csetény, 49km from Lake Balaton.
Zirc is in Veszprém, Hungary, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Csetény, about 11 km away.
Zirc (German: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc. In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them were murdered in the Holocaust.
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What is there to see near Zirc?
Within an hour or so of Zirc: Pannonhalma Archabbey (33 km), Tihany Peninsula, Lake Balaton (39 km), Bory Castle (44 km), Hegyestű Geological Visitor Site (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Zirc?
The nearest famous roads are Balaton North Shore Drive (Route 71).
Where is Zirc?
Zirc is in Veszprém, Hungary, about 11 km from Csetény.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,314
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Hungary
- Region
- Veszprém
- Timezone
- Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.2636, 17.8737
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Essential numbers in Hungary
e-vignette required for motorways. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Zirc
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Tihany Peninsula, Lake Balaton
A lavender-scented peninsula with an abbey perched over Central Europe's largest lake, ringed by a scenic drive.
39 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Bory Castle
A romantic castle in Székesfehérvár built almost single-handedly over 40 summers by sculptor-architect Jenő Bory as a monument to his wife: towers, courtyards and studios crammed with the couple's paintings and statues.
44 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Hegyestű Geological Visitor Site
A quarried-open basalt volcano near Monoszló above Lake Balaton: a 50 m wall of vertical polygonal columns showing the inside of an 8-million-year-old eruption, with Káli Basin views from the rim.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Balaton
Central Europe's largest freshwater lake, known as the Hungarian Sea, a beloved summer destination with vineyards and resort towns.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Sumeg Castle
One of Hungary's best-preserved medieval fortresses crowns a bald limestone hill above the town of Sumeg near Lake Balaton, hosting jousting shows and commanding views over the Bakony hills.
55 km · about 65 min drive
coastal drive
Balaton North Shore Drive (Route 71)
Route 71 hugs Lake Balaton's northern shore beneath volcanic hills and vineyards, linking Balatonfured, Tihany and Badacsony in one of Central Europe's finest lakeside drives.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Zirc
- 39 kmTihany Peninsula, Lake BalatonA lavender-scented peninsula with an abbey perched over Central Europe's largest lake, ringed by a scenic drive.
- 60 kmBalaton North Shore Drive (Route 71)Route 71 hugs Lake Balaton's northern shore beneath volcanic hills and vineyards, linking Balatonfured, Tihany and Badacsony in one of Central Europe's finest lakeside drives.
Driving in Hungary
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.58/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €16 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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