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Szombathely

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Szombathely (sôm`bŏt-hā'), Ger. Steinamanger, city (1991 est. pop. 85,700), W Hungary, near the Austrian border. An important railway junction, it produces leather goods, agricultural machinery, textiles, and shoes and is also a market for local farm products. Szombathely has been an episcopal see since the 17th cent. and has a women's college. The city was founded in A.D. 48 by the Roman emperor Claudius and called Sabaria. Septimius Severus Severus or Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (sĕptĭm`ēəs sēvē`rəs)
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 was proclaimed (193) emperor there, and St. Martin of Tours was born (c.316) in the city. Szombathely was destroyed (5th cent.) by the Huns but was rebuilt. The city has an 18th-century cathedral, a 17th-century Dominican church, and an episcopal palace with a museum of antiquities. Ruins of a triumphal arch, an amphitheater, and an aqueduct have been excavated nearby.
Szombathely
a city in W Hungary: site of the Roman capital of Pannonia. Pop.: 81 113 (2003 est.)


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Some 5,000 people work for Philips Monitors operations located in Chungli, Taiwan, the site of both the company's headquarters and a production facility; Suzhou, China; Shenzhen, China; Juarez, Mexico; Szombathely, Hungary or in one of its regional sales and marketing organizations in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
 
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