Editing Eger (section)

{{short description|City with county rights in Heves, Hungary}}
{{About|the Hungarian city|other uses|Eger (disambiguation)}}
{{more footnotes|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement-->
| name               = Eger
| other_name  nickname: the hungarian Athens = 
| settlement_type    = [[Town with county rights|City with county rights]]
| official_name      = {{lang|hu|Eger Megyei Jogú Város}}
| image_skyline      = Eger montage.JPG
| image_caption      = Top left: Eger Minorite church. Top right: View of Eger from the castle. Bottom left: Egri Bazilika. Bottom right: Minaret Eger
| image_flag         = Flag of Eger.svg
| image_shield       = Blason ville hu EGER.svg
| subdivision_type   = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{HUN}}
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| pushpin_map        = Hungary Heves#Hungary
| pushpin_relief     = 
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| map                = <!--<div style="position: relative">[[File:HevesMegye.png|275px]]<div style="position: absolute; left: 165px; top: 44px">[[File:Red_Dot.gif]]</div></div>-->
| subdivision_type1  = [[Counties of Hungary|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Heves County|Heves]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Hungary|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Eger District|Eger]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Ákos Vágner]] ([[FIDESZ]])
| elevation_m        = 165
| area_total_km2     = 92.2
| population_total   = 53876<ref>[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=20491 Eger, KSH]</ref>
| population_rank    = [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|19th in Hungary]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = 2017
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 3300 – 3304
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]]
| area_code          = (+36) 36
| coordinates        = {{coord|47.89902|20.37470|region:HU|display=inline,title}}
| website            = {{URL|https://varos.eger.hu/}}
}}
'''Eger''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|ɛ|ɡ|ər}} {{respell|EG|ər}},<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Eger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828121125/https://www.dictionary.com/ |archive-date=2022-08-28 |title=Eger |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|eɪ|ɡ|ər}} {{respell|AY|gər}};<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Eger|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Eger|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|hu|ˈɛɡɛr|lang|Hu-Eger.ogg}}; also known by other [[#Names and etymology|alternative names]]) is the county seat of [[Heves County]], and the second largest city in [[Northern Hungary]] (after [[Miskolc]]). A [[city with county rights]], Eger is best known for [[Castle of Eger|its medieval castle]], [[Turkish bath|thermal baths]], [[baroque]] buildings, the northernmost [[Eger minaret|Ottoman minaret]], and [[red wine]]s. Its population of around 53,000 (2017) makes it the 19th largest centre of population in [[Hungary]], according to the [[census]]. The town is located on the [[Eger Stream]] (a tributary of the [[Tisza]] river), on the hills between the [[Mátra]] and [[Bükk Mountains|Bükk mountains]]. The main campus of [[Eszterházy Károly Catholic University]] is in Eger.