Borsfa
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Zala | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Letenye | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Letenye | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 30 ' N , 16 ° 47' E | ||||
| Area : | 11.83 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 730 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 62 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 93 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8885 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 10056 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2020) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Structure : | Alsóborsfa, Felsőborsfa | ||||
| Mayor : | István Sándor Jetzin (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Zrínyi út 7. 8885 Borsfa |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Borsfa ( Croatian Borša ) is a Hungarian community in the county Letenye in Zala county .
Geographical location
Borsfa is located about nine kilometers northeast of the town of Letenye , ten kilometers from the border with Croatia , on the Borsfai-patak river.
history
Borsfa was first mentioned in documents in 1392 and was a permanently inhabited place. There was no church. The central place in the area was Bánokszentgyörgy . A school was opened in 1889. A chapel with a belfry was built in 1896.
After the Second World War, the place suffered from emigration. At the end of the 1960s the situation stabilized and the school was reopened. There has been a kindergarten since 1973. In the 1990s, the place experienced an economic boom.
A vigilante group is active in the village.
Attractions
- Landhaus Berg ( Berg-kúria ), built at the end of the 18th century
- Szentháromság Roman Catholic Church , built in 1896, in the Alsóborsfa district
- Roman Catholic chapel Rózsafüzér Királynője , built in 1925, in the Felsőborsfa district
- Szent László statue
- World War I Memorial ( Hősök emlékműve ), in the cemetery
traffic
The road no. 7536 runs through Borsfa, the main road no. 7 and the M7 motorway run six and seven kilometers south of the municipality . The nearest train station is located southeast in the city of Nagykanizsa .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Borsfa (Zala megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, October 13, 2019, accessed June 26, 2020 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005. (PDF) In: Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ↑ Zala megyei polgárőr egyesületek ( Hungarian ) zmpsz.hu. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Borsfa. Retrieved October 25, 2017 (Hungarian).