Zengővárkony
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Baranya | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Pécsvárad | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 10 ' N , 18 ° 26' E | ||||
| Area : | 16.71 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 415 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 25 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 72 | ||||
| Postal code : | 7720 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 15848 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2013) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Béla János Ördög (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Ady Endre et al. 2 7720 Zengővárkony |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Zengővárkony [ ˈzɛŋɡøːvaːrkoɲ ] ( German Warkon, Croatian Vakonja ) is a municipality in the small area of Pécsvárad , which is in Baranya County in southern Hungary . The municipality is located three kilometers north of the city of Pécsvárad .
There is a castle ( Vár ) and a baroque church from 1787. The village has about 400 inhabitants and is located on the slope of the Zengő Mountain , about 22 km from Pécs .
A landscape protection area has been set up in the nearby Mecsek Mountains in recent years . In the vicinity of the place the traces of a 5000 year old town from the Stone Age were uncovered.
The place also houses the memorial room of the art philosopher Lajos Fülep in the rectory , a local history museum , which was built in 1858 as the house of a wealthy farmer with a weaving mill , an egg museum as well as the cultural and historical collection of the Szalmakincstár Museum and the grave of Pál Rockenbauer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005. Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj
Web links
- Zengővárkony. Térképcentrum, accessed May 29, 2013 (Hungarian).