Apátistvánfalva

	Apátistvánfalva
	Apátistvánfalva
	Apátistvánfalva
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Western Transdanubia
County :	Vas
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Szentgotthárd
District since 1.1.2013 :	Szentgotthárd
Coordinates :	46 ° 54 ' N , 16 ° 15' E Coordinates: 46 ° 53 '48 " N , 16 ° 15' 16" E
Area :	12.86 km²
Residents :	356 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	28 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 94
Postal code :	9982
KSH kódja:	08873
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	Csaba Császár-Bartakovics (independent)
Postal address :	Fő út 107 ; 9982 Apátistvánfalva
Website :	www.apatistvanfalva.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Apátistvánfalva ( Slovenian Števanovci ) is a Hungarian community in the county Szentgotthárd in Vas county .

Geographical location

Apátistvánfalva is six kilometers south of the city of Szentgotthárd , two and a half kilometers north of the border with Slovenia , on the small river Hársas-patak . Neighboring communities are Orfalu and Kétvölgy .

Sons and daughters of the church

Károly Krajczár (1936–2018), author, educator and folk fairy tale collector

Attractions

Church in Apátistvánfalva

Border Guard Memorial and Museum ( Határőr Emlékhely és Múzeum )
- In the museum there is a statue of Szent László , the patron saint of border guards ( Szent László, a határőrök védőszentje szobra )
Marian column ( Mária-oszlop ), created in 1899 by József Hudetz
Rókagomba tanösvény nature trail

Harding Szent István Roman Catholic Church , built around 1786 (late baroque)

World War Memorial ( Hősi halottak emlékműve ) with a statue of Árpád , created in 1925 by Ede Kallós

traffic

In Apátistvánfalva, road no. 7456 meets no. 7458, which leads in a south-westerly direction to the Slovenian border. The nearest train station is in Szentgotthárd.