Söjtör

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Söjtör
Söjtör
Location of Söjtör in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°40′22″N 16°51′13″E / 46.67267°N 16.85365°E / 46.67267; 16.85365
Country Hungary
Region Western Transdanubia
County Zala
Subregion Zalaegerszegi
Rank Village
KSH code 19080[1]
Area[1]
  Total 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)[1]
  Total 1,549
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8897
Area code +36 92
Website www.sojtor.eu

Söjtör is a village of approximately 1500 people located in Zala County, in western Hungary. It is most famously known as the birthplace of Ferenc Deák, a Hungarian statesman living in the 19th century who served as the Minister of Justice during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and is now known as "The Sage of the Country"

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Söjtör at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008

Coordinates: 46°40′N 16°51′E / 46.667°N 16.850°E / 46.667; 16.850

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