Csörötnek
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Vas | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Szentgotthárd | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Szentgotthárd | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 57 ' N , 16 ° 22' E | ||||
| Height : | 215 m | ||||
| Area : | 20.53 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 828 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 40 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 94 | ||||
| Postal code : | 9962 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 04224 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014–18) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Ferenc Zolt Kocsis (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Vasúti út 5 9951 Csörötnek |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
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Csörötnek ( German Schriedling , Slovenian Čretnik ) is a municipality in Vas County in the small area of Szentgotthárd in Hungary .
geography
The place is in the far west of the country, about seven kilometers from Szentgotthárd and three kilometers from the Austrian border. Most of the municipality is located south of the village. It mainly consists of forests that belong to the Őrség National Park and is uninhabited.
Geographical location
The village is located on the western edge of the Pannonian Plain at 215 meters above sea level, in the valley of the Raab , which winds through the village.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities are Rönök in the north, Rábagyarmat in the east, Kondorfa in the south (former small area Őriszentpéter ) and Magyarlag in the west , with which it has almost grown together.
climate
Due to the nearby Alps, there is a sub-alpine climate. The annual mean is between nine and ten degrees Celsius. The coldest months are January and February, the warmest July and August. Most of the precipitation falls in the summer months of June to August. The average annual precipitation is 700 mm.
history
The first written mention of Csörötnek can be found in the land registers of the Cistercian Abbey of Szentgotthárd. In 1350 the place Chyrenuk is mentioned, which was mostly inhabited by Slovenes. The place was conveniently located on the Raab on one of only two bridges over the Raab towards Körmend . From 1622 onwards there were repeated attacks by Turkish soldiers. In July 1664 the village was devastated by the Turks under Ahmed Köprülü when he went with about 50,000 men to the battle of St. Gotthard / Mogersdorf , where he was defeated by Count Montecúccoli . Most of the village belonged to the St. Gotthard Abbey. In 1898 the abbey in Csörötnek ended. Over the centuries the noble Batthyány family acquired more and more property. In 1945 the Batthyánys' lands were expropriated and state property.
The place was plundered again when, in December 1705, the Kuruc under János Bottyán , known as the Blind Bottyán, moved towards Szentgotthárd. In 1813, the mill on the Raab, which was an important source of income for the abbey, was destroyed in a major flood. In 1814 a canal was built away from the Raab to prevent future floods and a new mill was built.
As the proportion of the Slovene-speaking population decreased more and more over the centuries and the Hungarian population increased, the majority of the inhabitants were Hungarians in the 20th century, so that after the First World War the municipality remained with Hungary.
On November 1, 1944, the village was bombed by English aircraft in the early afternoon, killing 13 residents.
population
In 2001 90.7% of the population described themselves as Hungarians, 7.9% as Sinti and Roma and 0.7% as Slovenes. 9.3% gave no information.
Population development
| date | Residents |
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| 2016 | 885 |
| 2013 | 902 |
| 2011 | 828 |
| 2009 | 870 |
| 2007 | 871 |
| 2005 | 877 |
| 2003 | 935 |
| 2001 | 936 |
religion
In 2001, 86.5% of the population were Roman Catholic, 0.9% belonged to the Hungarian Reformed Church (Hungarian: Magyarországi Református Egyház ). 12.6% gave no information.
Culture and sights
buildings
- Cistercian mill on the Raab from 1814, which belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Sankt Gotthard (Szentgotthárd) until 1950.
- Johannes Nepomuk monument from 1780 on the Raab Bridge; built by the Cistercian Abbey of St. Gotthard
- the old village school, built in 1872, was converted into a house for pilgrims in 1997 (Hungarian: zarándokház )
- Catholic Church of the Eternal Word (Hungarian: Örök ige temploma ), built 1983–1985; a building by the architect Péter Fazakas, which has won several architectural awards.
nature
- Őrség National Park: Csörötnek is the gateway to the Őrség National Park, which begins on the outskirts in the south. It was founded on March 8, 2002 and consists largely of deciduous and mixed forests. It has numerous protected animal and plant species.
- Raab valley. The valley near Csörötnek is still largely natural. Today it is part of the Őrség National Park.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Lajos Kuntar (June 27, 1914 to October 31, 2005), Hungarian journalist, ethnologist and collector of folk tales
