Csokonyavisonta

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Csokonyavisonta
Coat of arms of Csokonyavisonta
Csokonyavisonta (Hungary)
Csokonyavisonta
Csokonyavisonta
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Somogy
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Barcs
District since 1.1.2013 : Barcs
Coordinates : 46 ° 5 '  N , 17 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '57 "  N , 17 ° 26' 40"  E
Area : 81.29  km²
Residents : 1,614 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 20 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 82
Postal code : 7555
KSH kódja: 05971
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Structure : Erdőcsokonya, Somogyvisonta
Mayor : Attila Harasztia (independent)
Postal address : Széchenyi István u. 3
7555 Csokonyavisonta
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Csokonyavisonta is a Hungarian community in the county Barcs in Somogy county .

Geographical location

Csokonyavisonta is about 13 kilometers north of the city of Barcs .

history

Csokonyavisonta was created in 1941 by merging the places Erdőcsokonya and Somogyvisonta .

Sons and daughters of the church

  • János Xántus (1825-1894), zoologist
  • Nagyatádi István Szabó (1863–1924), politician and Minister of Agriculture
The house where János Xántus was born

Parish partnership

Attractions

  • Medicinal and swimming pool
  • Local history and folklore collection ( Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény )
  • Reformed Church, built 1823–1831
  • Roman Catholic Church Szent László , built in 1747 (Baroque), expanded in the 20th century
  • Széchenyi statue ( Széchenyi szobra )
  • Szent László statue ( Szent László szobra )

traffic

The main road 68 runs through Csokonyavisonta. The nearest train stations are in Barcs and Babócsa .

Individual evidence

  1. Öt Èvre kaptak bizalmat a somogyi polgármesterek. Sonline, October 14, 2019, accessed February 29, 2020 (Hungarian).

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