Keszthely

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Keszthely

Keszthely (; ) is a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
town of 23,000 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"....
.

Though settled since at least Roman

Ancient Rome

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times (the Keszthely culture of Romance pannonian language), the first historical evidence of the town Keszthely dates from a 1247 document. Since 1421, Keszthely has been a market town

Market town

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Of interest to sightseers are Festetics Palace

Festetics Palace

The Festetics Palace is a Baroque palace located in the town of Keszthely, Zala Counties of Hungary, Hungary. Its construction, started by Krist?f Festetics in 1745, lasted more than a century, during which the palace, built at first on the foundations of a ruined castle, was tripled in size, in two subsequent building campaigns, most recen...
, built 1745, and the Balaton Museum, displaying geological and archaeological exhibitions.

The Faculty for Agriculture of University of Pannonia is located in Keszthely.

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Keszthely (; ) is a Hungarian

Hungary

Lake Balaton

Ancient Rome

Market town

Festetics Palace

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Image:Keszthely town centre 3.jpg|Keszthely town centre Image:Festetics kastely.jpg|Festetics Palace Image:Keszthely - Festetics Castle.jpg|Aerial photograph of the palace

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