Felsőrajk
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Zala | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Pacsa | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Nagykanizsa | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 16 ° 59 ′ E | ||||
| Area : | 20.54 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 738 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 93 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8767 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 21476 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | László Czémán (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos u. 8 8767 Felsőrajk |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Felsőrajk is a Hungarian community in the district Nagykanizsa in Zala county .
location
Felsőrajk is a small settlement between Nagykanizsa , Zalaegerszeg and Keszthely . The village is located in a former marshland that was reclaimed through the construction of the Prinzipal Canal (main canal). Wine is grown on Öreghegy, a hill in the east. The area offers opportunities for hiking. Fishing and wildlife viewing (lynxes). In the neighboring settlement of Pötrétė, 3 km from Felsőrajk, peat is extracted.
history
Felsőrajk and its surroundings were already inhabited before the Hungarian conquest during the Avar period. An Avar cemetery was discovered during excavations.
The name was first mentioned in 1019 in a document from the Zalavár Abbey in the form Rayke . The name goes back to the Hungarian / Slavic Rejk, probably the name of the landlord from the 12th to the 19th century. In the 16th century a castle called Várhely was built here, the ruins of which can still be seen.
La Tène period tomb
In 1958, the grave of a woman who was at excavation for a basement Frühlatène (LTA I, about 450-380 v. Chr.) Destroyed. During an emergency excavation , a torc (chokers), two bronze bracelets, a bronze ankle ring, three bronze fibulae and a clay bowl were recovered. Grave remains with artefacts were also found in the vicinity . These finds are the southernmost spring graves in Hungary. Today they are on display in the permanent collection of the Hungarian National Museum ( Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum ).
Attractions
- 1848/49 monument ( 1848-49-es szabadságharcosok emlékműve )
- Roman Catholic Church Szent Anna , originally built in the 16th century, destroyed during the Turkish occupation, restored in the Baroque style in the 18th century, partially rebuilt in 1878–1880
- World War Memorial ( I. és II. Világháborús hősi halottak emlékműve ), created by Katalin Gera
traffic
Road No. 7527 and No. 7532 meet in Felsőrajk. The station on the southwestern edge of the municipality is connected to the railway line from Szombathely to Nagykanizsa.
Web links
- Catholic St. Anna Church
- Felsőrajk község címere (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ^ László Horváth: The surroundings of Keszthely. In: Corpus of Celtic finds in Hungary 1, Transdanubia 1 Budapest 1987, p. 63 ff .; In: Susanne Sievers / Otto Helmut Urban / Peter C. Ramsl: Lexicon for Celtic Archeology. A-K ; Announcements of the prehistoric commission published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences , Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-7001-6765-5 , p. 540.