Pellérd

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Pellérd
Pellérd coat of arms
Pellérd (Hungary)
Pellérd
Pellérd
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Baranya
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Pécs
District since 1.1.2013 : Pécs
Coordinates : 46 ° 2 '  N , 18 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 '12 "  N , 18 ° 9' 21"  E
Area : 20.93  km²
Residents : 2,198 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 105 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 72
Postal code : 7831
KSH kódja: 16115
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Zoltán Tajti (independent)
Postal address : Fő tér 4
7831 Pellérd
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Pellérd ( Croatian Pelir or Pelerda ) is a Hungarian municipality in the Pécs district in Baranya County .

Geographical location

Pellérd is about six kilometers southwest of the center of the city of Pécs . Neighboring communities are Keszü and Görcsöny.

history

The place was already settled during the Roman Empire . In 1305 he was mentioned in writing under the name Pelerd . This possibly goes back to the Cuman personal name Beler . Hungary's first silk spinning factory was located in the village.

Sons and daughters of the church

  • Ödön Duchon (1855–1912), lawyer and member of the Reichstag

Community partnerships

Attractions

  • Reformed Church, built in 2005
  • Antiochiai Szent Margit Roman Catholic Church , built in the 18th century and expanded in the early 19th century
  • Roman Catholic Chapel Szent Kereszt , built in 1835
  • Brázay Castle ( Brázay Kálmán-kastély ), with castle park, lake and cave
  • Statue of Saint Orban ( Szent Orbán-szobor )
  • Vineyards in the area (60 hectares)
  • World War Memorial ( I. és II. Világháborús emlékmű )
Brázay Castle Park

traffic

The road no. 5801 runs through Pellérd. The nearest train station is two kilometers north in Mecsekalja-Cserkút.

literature

  • 700 év emlékei - képek és visszaemlékezések Pellérd történetéből , ed. by Antal Medgyesi. Pellérd Község Önkormányzata, Pellérd 2005, ISBN 963-219-970-7 .

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