Murakeresztúr

Murakeresztúr
Murakeresztúr
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Western Transdanubia
County :	Zala
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Nagykanizsa
District since 1.1.2013 :	Nagykanizsa
Coordinates :	46 ° 22 '  N , 16 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 21 '45 "  N , 16 ° 52' 38"  E
Area :	11.71  km²
Residents :	1,766 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	151 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 93
Postal code :	8834
KSH kódja:	25210
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Murakeresztúr, Kollátszeg
Mayor :	Róbert Polgár (independent)
Postal address :	Honvéd út 3 8834 Murakeresztúr
Website :	www.murakeresztur.hu
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Murakeresztúr ( Croatian Krstur or Kerestur , formerly Murski Krstur ) is a Hungarian community in the district Nagykanizsa in Zala county .

Geographical location

Murakeresztúr is located about 15 kilometers southwest of the city of Nagykanizsa and 500 meters from the Mur River and the Prinzipal Canal , which forms the border with Croatia .

Parish partnership

• Kotoriba, Croatia

Sons and daughters of the church

• Károly Gadányi (* 1943), Slavist and university professor

Attractions

• Roman Catholic Church Szent Kereszt felmagasztalása , built in 1818
• Roman Catholic chapel, in the Kollátszeg district
• Statue of Miklós Zrínyi ( Zrínyi Miklós szobra )
• 1956 memorial ( 56-os Emlékmű )

traffic

Road no. 6835 runs north of Murakeresztúr. There are rail connections to Nagykanizsa, Pécs and Kotoriba in Croatia.

Railway bridge over the Mur

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Murakeresztúr (Zala megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, October 13, 2019, accessed on July 14, 2020 (Hungarian). 

Web links

• Official website ( Hungarian , Croatian )
• Murakeresztúr-Kollátszeg in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)