Vác

Vác

Vác Cathedral (upper left) and other locations in Vác
Vác
Location of Vác
Vác
Vác (Europe)
Coordinates: 47°46′31″N 19°07′52″E / 47.77518°N 19.13102°E / 47.77518; 19.13102
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictVác
Government
  MayorIlona Matkovich (Independent)
Area
  Total
61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
33,475
  Density543/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2600
Area code27

Vác (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvaːt͡s]; German: Waitzen; Slovak: Vacov; Yiddish: ווייצען) is a thousand-year old city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spelling of the name is Vácz.