# Balatonszepezd

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official_name=Balatonszepezd|
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subdivision_type1=[County](/source/Counties_of_Hungary)|
subdivision_name1=[Veszprém](/source/Veszpr%C3%A9m_(county))|
area_total_km2=25.06|
population_total=374<ref>[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=17154 Balatonszepezd, KSH]</ref>|
population_as_of=2017|
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'''Balatonszepezd''' is a [village](/source/village) in [Veszprém county](/source/Veszpr%C3%A9m_(county)), [Hungary](/source/Hungary), on the northern shore of the [Lake Balaton](/source/Lake_Balaton).

==History==
Balatonszepezd was first settled in the 13th century as a [fishing village](/source/fishing_village). It was first the domain of royal [steward](/source/steward_(office))s, then of local [noble](/source/nobility)s, and later on the [bishop](/source/bishop_of_Veszpr%C3%A9m) of [Veszprém](/source/Veszpr%C3%A9m) and the [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) [Somogyvár Abbey](/source/Somogyv%C3%A1r_Abbey). The old [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) church was built during this period. As a result of the [Turkish invasion](/source/Ottoman-Hungarian_Wars), it was almost completely destroyed; after the war, it was repopulated primarily by [German](/source/Germans)s. The village continued to grow and by the 18th century it was home to another two churches of [Calvinist](/source/Calvinist) and [Lutheran](/source/Lutheran) [denomination](/source/Christian_denomination), respectively.

By the 19th century, the village was already a popular holiday destination, but mostly for artists and writers from the relatively nearby towns of [Révfülöp](/source/R%C3%A9vf%C3%BCl%C3%B6p) and [Balatonboglár](/source/Balatonbogl%C3%A1r). However, the efforts of Pál Nagy and Vince Viriusz, coupled with the village's connection to the national railroad system during the early 20th century, soon brought visitors and tourists from all over the country and from abroad. Two distinct new neighborhoods, Szepezdfürdõ and Viriusztelep, developed on either side of the old village center with the influx of vacationers and their lake houses. At the same time, the permanent local population decreased due to [urbanization](/source/urbanization).

Today, the smallish village continues to serve as a holiday spot. The main sources of work are [tourism](/source/tourism) and [viticulture](/source/viticulture). Notable historic sites within the village are the buildings on the main street, Árpád street, and the vicinity, which are built in the [eclectic](/source/Eclecticism_in_art) and [baroque](/source/baroque) styles, and the three old churches.

==References==
* {{cite web
 |url          = http://www.balatonszepezd.hu/index.html
 |title        = Balatonszepezd község
 |language     = Hungarian
 |accessdate   = 2 August 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090903094757/http://www.balatonszepezd.hu/index.html
 |archive-date = 2009-09-03
 |url-status     = dead
}}
* {{cite web
 |url=http://www.faluinfo.hu/balatonszepezd/szepeng.htm 
 |title=Balatonszepezd faluinfó 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721104859/http://www.faluinfo.hu/balatonszepezd/szepeng.htm 
 |archivedate=2011-07-21 
 |accessdate=2 August 2010 
 |url-status=dead 
}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=17154 Street map (Hungarian)]

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Veszprém County
Category:Lake Balaton

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