The Church Hill is the medieval centre of Tapolca. The church was built in the 13th century in Roman style, during the 14th century it was finished as Gothic church. After the Ottoman invasion, it was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1756. School Museum The School Museum is located in the former cantor house. The greatest pedagogic collection of the Transdanubian region can be found there. Main Square The former marketplace of the town, the Main Square, functioned as a trade centre from ancient times. The statue of Holy Trinity was erected in the middle of the square in 1757. Another masterpiece, the Little Princess, is located there too. Notable inhabitants János Batsányi (1763–1845), poet, philosopher József Cserhát, poet, writer, editor László Marton (1925–2008), sculptor József Csermák (1932–2001) athlete, (hammer-throwing gold medal 1952. Helsinki) István Péter Németh (born 1960), poet, literary historian Pál Sümegi (born 1960), associate professor Gábor Boczkó (born 1977), fencer Vera Tóth (born 1985), singer, the winner of the Hungarian Megasztár 2004 Gabi Tóth (born 1988), singer, younger sister of Vera Tóth Twin towns – sister cities Tapolca is twinned with: Este, Italy Lempäälä, Finland Ružinov (Bratislava), Slovakia Stadthagen, Germany Sümeg, Hungary Zăbala, Romania Gallery References External links Tapolcai kirándulás képekkel – www.élet-mód.hu Balaton Uplands National Park Tapolca – Cave Lake Populated places in Veszprém County