Zalaegerszeg

Zalaegerszeg is the administrative center of Zala County in western Hungary. The location became already inhabited in the Upper Paleolithic, in keeping with archaeological findings the oldest ones in Zala county. Later, the vicinity become inhabited via Celts. The first written mentions of the city are as Egerscug 1247 and Egerszeg 1293; the call method "alder-tree nook" and is probably a connection with the city's situation in the angle in which rivers meet. King Bela IV donated the town to the diocese of Veszprem in 1266, in order that it have become church belongings. As Egerszeg lay particularly distant from Veszprem, but, the taxes paid by means of the city often ended up inside the pockets of such neighborhood oligarchs as the Koszegi family.

In the 14th century, Egerszeg become the largest metropolis of the vicinity. Between 1368 and 1389, it became a royal town for a short time, then Sigismund I donated it to the Kanizsai family who traded it for every other town with the bishop of Veszprem. Zalaegerszeg remained their assets till 1848. In 1381, the town built a stone church. In 1421, Egerszeg was granted oppidum popularity, which intended they may pay taxes as soon as a 12 months and the residents ought to pick their own decide.