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VACZ (Ger. Waitzen)

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 837 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TUM-VAN
VACZ (Ger. Waitzen) , a town of
Hungary
 , in the county of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kis-Kun, 20 M. N. of Budapest by
rail
 . Pop. (rgoo) 16,563. It is situated on the left bank of the
Danube
 , at the point where this river takes its southern course, and at the foot of the Nagyszal (Ger. Waitzenberg), on the outskirts of the Carpathians. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric, founded in the Ilth
century
 , and contains a beautiful
cathedral
 , built in 1761-1777, after the model of St Peter's at Rome. Amongst other buildings are the episcopal palace, with a museum of Roman and medieval antiquities, several convents, and the
principal
  deaf and dumb institute in the country. There are large vineyards in the neighbouring hilly
district
 , and the exportation of grapes is extensively carried on. Vacz was the
scene
  of two victories gained by the Austrians against the Turks, one in 1597 and the other in 1684.
VADE-MECUM, a Latin phrase meaning literally " come with me " (Dade, imperative of vaderc, to go or come; cum, with; me, abl. of ego, I), and used in French, Spanish and
English
  for something that a person is in the habit of constantly taking about with him, especially a book of the nature of a handy guide or
work
  of reference.


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