Bezenye
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Győr-Moson-Sopron | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Mosonmagyaróvár | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 58 ' N , 17 ° 13' E | ||||
| Area : | 30.04 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,426 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 47 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 096 | ||||
| Postal code : | 9223 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 29805 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Róbert Kammerhofer (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szabadság u. 50 9223 Bezenye |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
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Bezenye ( German Pallersdorf , Croatian Bizonja ) is a municipality in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwest Hungary .
geography
Bezenye is located in the northwest corner of the Moson plain on the Austrian-Slovakian-Hungarian border. The place is east of the railway line Bratislava – Hegyeshalom .
history
The area has been inhabited since Roman times. There are Germanic tombs near Bezenye. Later the whole place became Hungarian.
Bezenye was first mentioned in a document in 1262. The first church was named Kisboldogasszony in 1400 (differentiation from Fertőboldogasszony - Frauenkirchen im Seewinkel , Burgenland). After the Turks destroyed Dalmatia , Croatian refugees settled here. In 1930 most of the villagers declared themselves Croatians. However, there is evidence that German settlers were buried in the cemetery in the 18th century. So at least then the place was a multi-ethnic community.
In 1918, Bezenye was to come to Austria as part of Burgenland , but the Allies decided differently due to strategic considerations. In 1947, in order to enlarge the Bratislava bridgehead , the place with five other places was to be ceded by Hungary at the request of Czechoslovakia , but it remained together with Rajka in Hungary.
There are many clubs in the community , which is why there is a very active cultural life. The municipality has a Croatian minority self-government.
Attractions
- Wurcz House; the oldest house with a Croatian collection
- Kisboldogasszony Roman Catholic Church , built in the 18th century and expanded in the 19th century
- Plague column
- Statue of St. Stephen
- "Gyereház"
Honorary citizen
- Gáspár Laáb (1747–1834), geodesist and hydraulic engineer
- Mátyás Laáb (1746–1823), translator and writer
