Apácatorna

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Apácatorna
Apácatorna coat of arms
Apácatorna (Hungary)
Apácatorna
Apácatorna
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Central Transdanubia
County : Veszprém
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Devecser
District since 1.1.2013 : Devecser
Coordinates : 47 ° 7 '  N , 17 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 6 '41 "  N , 17 ° 17' 46"  E
Area : 7.29  km²
Residents : 151 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 21 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 88
Postal code : 8477
KSH kódja: 28370
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Béla Kovács (independent)
Postal address : Kossuth Lajos u. 48
8477 Apácatorna
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Apácatorna is a Hungarian community in the county Devecser in the Veszprém County .

Geographical location

Apácatorna is a good ten kilometers west of the town of Devecser , on the Torna River . Neighboring communities are Tüskevár , Karakószörcsök and Veszprémgalsa . To the north-east, six kilometers away, is the Somló landscape and nature reserve ( Somló Tájvédelmi Körzet ).

Attractions

  • Statue of Mary ( Szűzanya-szobor )
  • Nepomuki Szent János statue ( Nepomuki Szent János-szobor )
  • Roman Catholic Church Urunk mennybemenetele , built 1941–1942
  • World War Memorial ( I. és II. Világháborús emlékmű )

traffic

Road No. 7326 and No. 8414 meet in Apácatorna, and main road No. 8 runs on the northern outskirts . The nearest train station is two kilometers north in Karakószörcsök.

Individual evidence

  1. Kiket választottak polgármesterré Veszprém megye települé sein? VEOL, October 15, 2019, accessed February 29, 2020 (Hungarian).

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