in Burgenland Adrián Annus József Asbóth, winner of the 1947 French Open László Bárdossy Béla Bartók, composer Edmund Blum, writer János Brenner, Roman Catholic priest and martyr Zoltan David, jewelry designer Árpád Fazekas, footballer Róbert Fazekas György Garics Péter Halmosi Gábor Király Janos Kajdi, Olympic Boxer Silver Medal Munich 1972 Richárd Rapport, chess grandmaster Johannes Kretz Paul László Eugene Lukacs, composer László Magyar, explorer of Africa Dusán Mukics Krisztián Pars Miklós Takács de Saár, silviculturist, politician Martin of Tours András Schäfer, footballer Nikolett Szabó Virág Vörös, ski jumper Sándor Weöres Twin towns – sister cities Szombathely is twinned with: Ferrara, Italy Hunedoara, Romania Kaufbeuren, Germany Kolding, Denmark Kutaisi, Georgia Lappeenranta, Finland Lecco, Italy Maribor, Slovenia Nõmme (Tallinn), Estonia Oberwart, Austria Ramat Gan, Israel Santiago do Cacém, Portugal Trnava, Slovakia Uzhorod, Ukraine Yantai, China Yoshkar-Ola, Russia Gallery References and notes References by Isidore Singer & Bela Bernstein Notes External links Official site of Szombathely - More historical and touristic information Official site of the Savaria Historical Festival Szombathely at funiq.hu County seats in Hungary Cities with county rights of Hungary Populated places in Vas County 40s establishments in the Roman Empire Shtetls Roman settlements in Hungary Cities in Hungary Pannonia Superior 1st-century establishments in Hungary Populated places established in the 1st century Holocaust locations in Hungary 45 establishments