Nagytevel
| Nagytevel | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Veszprém | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Father | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 18 ' N , 17 ° 34' E | ||||
| Area : | 14.41 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 517 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 89 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8562 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 25201 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Sándor Orbán (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos út 56 8562 Nagytevel |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Nagytevel (German Deutschtewel ) is a municipality in the small area of Pápa , which is in Veszprém County in western Hungary . The population is about 550 (as of 2012), the area 14.41 km².
location
The community is located on the northern edge of the Bakony Forest . The villages of Adásztevel and Homokbödöge are in the vicinity . The town of Pápa is 8 km away.
history
Naygtevel was first mentioned in a document in 1422. In the Middle Ages , the residents were serfs who fled the Turkish invasion in the 16th century . The Turks took the settlement in 1526. After they had left the place again, Silesian, Frankish, Moravian and Croatian settlers settled there. There was a flourishing weaving industry in the 18th century . The Roman Catholic Church was built between 1770 and 1775 by the Cistercian order of the Zirc Abbey . Today around 100 people of German origin live in Nagytevel. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic.
Infrastructure
There is a post office, kindergarten, library, mayor's office, a Roman Catholic church and the sports club Nagyteveli Sportegyesület , whose football team plays in Hungary's 3rd league. The mayor of the municipality is currently Sándor Orbán (as of 2015).
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church Szentháromság , built 1770–1775 (Baroque)
- Helytörténeti Múzeum (Local Museum)
- Reservoir (water reservoir, 35 ha)
Web links
- Nagytevel Község Önkormányzata. Retrieved September 22, 2012 (Hungarian).
- Szentháromság templom (Nagytevel). VPP - országos miserend, accessed on September 22, 2012 (Hungarian).
- Nagytevel. Térképcentrum, accessed September 22, 2012 (Hungarian).