Csorna
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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 : | Csorna | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 37 ' N , 17 ° 15' E | ||||
| Area : | 91.73 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 10,585 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 115 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 96 | ||||
| Postal code : | 9300 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 04039 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2012) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | György Turi (Csornai Polgári Egyesület) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szent István tér 22 9300 Csorna |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Csorna [ tʃornɒ ] ( German Gschirnau ) is a Hungarian city in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in western Transdanubia . It is the capital of the small area of the same name .
location
The place is located on the Raab-Ödenburger Bahn ( Győr - Sopron ) as well as the Hegyeshalom – Szombathely railway and the parallel European route 65 . Csorna is about 30 km west of Győr.
history
Csorna (above) in the 3rd land survey , end of the 19th century
The place name comes from the Slavic stem černá , d. H. the black one. Until 1918 the place belonged to Ödenburg County .
The place is the seat of the Premonstratensian Provosty Csorna .
Personalities
Famous People Related to Csorna Are:
- János Áder (* 1959), politician, President of Hungary since 2012
- David Gestetner (1854–1939), inventor
- László Horváth (* 1946), modern pentathlon
- János Ittzés (* 1944), Protestant theologian
- Csaba Molnár (* 1979), Hungarian politician
- Zoltán Szarka (1942–2016), football player and coach
Twin cities
Web links
Commons : Csorna - collection of images, videos and audio files
