CsurgĂł

For the Romanian village of Ciurgău, called Csurgó in Hungarian, see Ceanu Mare.
CsurgĂł
Country  Hungary
County Somogy
Area
 â€ą Total 59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 â€ą Total 5,788
 â€ą Density 97.1/km2 (251/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 â€ą Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8840
Area code(s) 82
Website www.csurgo.hu
Aerial photography: CsurgĂł - high school

CsurgĂł (formerly Somogy-CsurgĂł) is a town in Somogy county, Hungary.

Coordinates: 46°15â€Č25″N 17°05â€Č53″Eï»ż / ï»ż46.256978°N 17.097975°Eï»ż / 46.256978; 17.097975

Sightseeings

The town was important educational center of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Its Reformed Church College was visited by Mihåly Csokonai Vitéz, the famous poet, too.

The Árpåd age church has characteristic architecture. It has western tower with fourfold lower floors and octagonal upper floors with stone gul on the top.

Twin towns — Sister cities

CsurgĂł is twinned with:

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.


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