Forming
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Western Transdanubia | |||
County : | Vas | |||
Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Forming | |||
District since 1.1.2013 : | Forming | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 1 ' N , 16 ° 36' E | |||
Area : | 52.79 km² | |||
Residents : | 11,799 (Jan. 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 224 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 94 | |||
Postal code : | 9900 | |||
KSH kódja: | 13532 | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Mayor : | István Géza Bebes (Fidesz-KDNP) | |||
Postal address : | Szabadság tér 7 9900 Körmend |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Körmend ( German : Kirment , older also Girmend ) is a Hungarian city in Vas County with 11,236 inhabitants (as of 2018) .
The place was mentioned in a document in 1238 as Curmend terra . Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann founded a hospital in Körmend after the First World War.
Town twinning
- Fürstenfeld , Austria
- Groesbeek , Netherlands
- Güssing , Austria
- Heinävesi , Finland
- Hermagor , Austria
- Kranenburg , Germany
- Rožnov pod Radhoštěm , Czech Republic
- Ubbergen , Netherlands
Culture and sights
economy
ADA Hungária Bútorgyár Kft is a large production plant of ADA Möbelfabrik GmbH in Körmend.
sons and daughters of the town
- Péter Besenyei (* 1956), aerobatic pilot
- Krisztián Pars (* 1982), hammer thrower
Web links
Commons : Körmend - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Körmend in A Pallas nagy lexikona ( Hungarian )
- Aerial photos over Körmend
- Körmend on 24cities.eu, Competence Center Steirisches Thermenland -Oststeiermark
Individual evidence