Söjtör
| Söjtör | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Zala | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Zalaegerszeg | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 40 ' N , 16 ° 51' E | ||||
| Area : | 36.16 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,536 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 42 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 92 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8897 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 19080 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Gábor Könyves (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi u. 2 8897 Söjtör |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Söjtör [ ˈʃøjtør ] is a municipality in western Hungary with a population of over 1,500. It is about 50 km from Keszthely and from the Croatian and Slovenian borders. Here's Ferenc Deak , a famous politician of the Hungarian reform era was born. The house where he was born now houses a museum .
Attractions
- James the Holy Church
- Ferenc Deák's birth house , where the politician was born on October 17th, 1803. The house itself was built in 1785 by Deák's father.
- Deák fountain
- The Festetics family castle , built in 1820 in a classical style. Today the building functions as a school.
Web links
Commons : Söjtör - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence