Pálfa
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Tolna | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Paks | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Paks | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 43 ' N , 18 ° 37' E | ||||
| Area : | 34.74 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,568 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 45 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 75 | ||||
| Postal code : | 7042 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 09371 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2020) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayoress : | Melinda Mérei (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Alkotmány u. 5 7042 Pálfa |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Pálfa is a Hungarian community in the county Paks in Tolna county . The municipality Felsőrácegres (Felsőrácegrespuszta) is located in the southwest.
Geographical location
Pálfa is about 21 kilometers northwest of the district town Paks , on the right bank of the Sió Canal . Neighboring communities are Vajta , Simontornya and Sárszentlőrinc .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Gyula Illyés (1902–1983), poet and writer
Attractions
- Evangelical Church, built in 1871
- Gyula Illyés bust, created by Béla Bajnok
- Gyula Illyés memorial plaque, created by Béla Bajnok, in the Felsőrácegres district
- Reformed church, built in 1808, the tower was added three years later
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Roman Catholic Church Szent Péter és Pál , built in 1789 in the baroque style
- The organ of the church was built by Miklós Unger around 1880.
- Roman Catholic school chapel Szent Család , built in 1877, in the Felsőrácegres district
- Apponyi Castle, today used as a rehabilitation institute and home for the disabled
- School museum with Gyula Illyés memorial exhibition, in the Felsőrácegres district
Sió Canal near Pálfa
School museum in the Felsőrácegres district
traffic
The road no. 6311 runs through Pálfa. The nearest train station is three kilometers to the east in Vajta.
literature
- Károly Ulrich: Pálfa község krónikája. Pálfa, 1972.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Pálfa (Tolna megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, October 13, 2019, accessed on July 26, 2020 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Magyarország helységnévtára: Pálfa. Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, accessed on June 27, 2020 (Hungarian).
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Pàlfa in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
- Apponyi-kastély at kastélyok.com (Hungarian)