Kőszeg

Kőszeg is a historical town in Vas county, in Hungary. Another beautiful town beside Sopron, it is often referred to as the "jewellery box of the country". Wikivoyage

Population 11,500 (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

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• Fekete Szerecseny Patikamúzeum Museum · 980 m
• Testvérvárosi emlékmű Memorial · 550 m
• II. világháborús emlékmű Memorial · 680 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.

Somewhere to run

• SOS Gyermekfalu 320 m across 960 m
• Vizesárok 230 m across 1.3 km

Getting around

• Kőszeg 370 m
• Kőszeg, autóbusz-állomás 810 m
• Kőszegfalva 2.5 km
• Lukácsháza 5.1 km

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