Söjtör
| Söjtör | |
|---|---|
  Söjtör Location of Söjtör in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′22″N 16°51′13″E / 46.67267°N 16.85365°E | |
| 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 was 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Söjtör at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 16°51′E / 46.667°N 16.850°E
