Eger

Eger is a historic town in Northern Hungary, capital of Heves County, situated between the Mátra and Bükk mountains. Eger district outside of the city is covered in a separate article. Wikivoyage

Population 47,921 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Hungary

• 104AmbulanceAmbulance
• 105FireFire
• 107PolicePolice
• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Hungary

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Eger Minaret Viewpoint · 640 m
• Archbishop's Palace Castle · 190 m
• Csillagvizsgáló Museum · 160 m
• Archbishop's Palace Visitor Centre Museum · 200 m
• Páduai Szent Antal Memorial · 400 m
• Ziffer Sándor Galéria Gallery · 540 m
• Beatles Museum Museum · 600 m
• Tűzoltómúzeum Museum · 890 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Regional 3
• Pizza 2
• International 2
• Burger 1
• Turkish 1
• Hungarian 1
• Kebab 1

All 22 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Érsekkert 490 m across 520 m
• Északi Sporttelep 300 m across 1.5 km

Getting around

• Eger, autóbusz-állomás 300 m
• Eger 980 m
• Egervár 1.0 km
• Eger Téglagyár 1.8 km
• TESCO végállomás 2.8 km
• Eger-Felnémet 4.2 km

More train stations: Andornaktálya 5.6 km

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