Balaton (place)

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Balaton (Hungary)
Balaton
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Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Northern Hungary
County : Heves
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Bélapátfalva
District since 1.1.2013 : Bélapátfalva
Coordinates : 48 ° 6 '  N , 20 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '34 "  N , 20 ° 18' 22"  E
Area : 13.2  km²
Residents : 1,058 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 80 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 36
Postal code : 3347
KSH kódja: 11527
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Enikő Udzeliné Murányi (independent)
Postal address : Köztársaság tér 5
3347 Balaton
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Balaton is a Hungarian municipality in the Bélapátfalva district in Heves county .

geography

Balaton extends over an area of ​​13.2 km². The parish is on the northern border of Heves County. The source of the Eger brook is in the municipality . Neighboring municipalities are Bükkszentmárton and Borsodnádasd .

history

In 1552 the place was devastated by the Turks. The reconstruction began quite soon. From 1596 Balaton belonged to the Turkish occupied part of Hungary. The taxes went to the Turkish administration in Ofen , later in Hatvan .

Until 1945 the place belonged to the Ózd district in Borsod county .

Attractions

  • The late baroque Roman Catholic church Szent Márton from 1775, it was restored in 1970.
  • The church bell from 1272 with the inscription Rex gloriae veni cum pace and weighing 300 kg.

traffic

Road No. 2507 runs through Balaton. The nearest train station is in Bélapátfalva on the Eger - Putnok railway line .

Web links

Commons : Balaton  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Látnivalók (Sights). Balaton község, accessed on April 18, 2018 (Hungarian).