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VERSECZ (Ger. Werschetz)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1047 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VERSECZ (Ger. Werschetz)  , a
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town of
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Hungary, in the
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county of Temes, 235 M . S.S.E. of
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Budapest by
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rail . Pop . (1900) 25,199 . It has a handsome
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parish
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church and is the seat of a
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Greek Orthodox
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bishop .
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Versecz is one of the
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principal
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wine-producing centres in Hungary, and the red wines and.
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brandy produced here enjoy a
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great reputation . Near the town are remains of a
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Roman
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castle, and a Roman rampart and
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trench which extend for about 6o m. to- the
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north . During the revolt's tionary
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period of 1848-49 the Hungarians defeated the Serviana here on the 11th of
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July 1848, while on the 19th of
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January 1849 the town was occupied by the
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Austrian troops .

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