Rózsafa

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Rózsafa
Coat of arms of Rózsafa
Rózsafa (Hungary)
Rózsafa
Rózsafa
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Baranya
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Szigetvár
District since 1.1.2013 : Szigetvár
Coordinates : 46 ° 1 '  N , 17 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 1 '20 "  N , 17 ° 53' 20"  E
Height : 106  m
Area : 16.64  km²
Residents : 383 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 23 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 73
Postal code : 7914
KSH kódja: 04516
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Norbert Németh (independent)
Postal address : Kossuth Lajos u. 44
7914 Rózsafa
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Rózsafa ( Croatian Biduš ) is a Hungarian community in the county Szigetvár in Baranya . The population is almost 400 (as of 2011), the area 16.64 km².

Geographical location

The municipality is located seven kilometers southeast of the city of Szigetvár and about 28 kilometers southwest of the county seat of Pécs . Neighboring communities are Bánfa , Katádfa , Nagypeterd and Szentdénes .

history

The place was mentioned as early as the 14th century. At that time there was a church that bore the name of the patron saint Szent Mihály . Around 1570 this church was destroyed by the Turks. After the Turkish occupation, Rózsafa was first shaped by the Werbőcziek family , then by the Perczel family as landlords . In the middle of the 17th century the place was renamed Büdősfá for reasons unknown . Since 1899 it has had its original name Rózsafa again. At the 1910 census, the population was 612, of whom 609 were Hungarians. 510 residents belonged to the Reformed , 99 to the Roman Catholic and 3 to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Attractions

  • Reformed Church (built in 1794, late baroque)
  • Perczel Castle ( Perczel-kastély )
  • Sebestyén “Lantos” Tinódi monument, created by István Vanyur
  • World War Memorial ( I. világháborús emlékmű )

traffic

The secondary road No. 58104 runs through Rózsafa. The nearest train station is two kilometers north in Nagypeterd.

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