Fertőd

Fertőd
Eszterházy palace, aerial view

Coat of arms
Fertőd
Location of Fertőd
Coordinates:
Country  Hungary
County Győr-Moson-Sopron
Area
 • Total 48.54 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 3,474
 • Density 70.10/km2 (181.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9431
Area code(s) 99

Fertőd is a town located in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950.

It is the location of one of Hungary's best known palaces, Eszterháza, which was built in the 1760s by Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy.

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