CsurgĂł
For the Romanian village of CiurgÄu, called CsurgĂł in Hungarian, see Ceanu Mare.
CsurgĂł | |
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Country | Hungary |
County | Somogy |
Area | |
âą Total | 59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
âą Total | 5,788 |
âą Density | 97.1/km2 (251/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
âą Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 8840 |
Area code(s) | 82 |
Website | www.csurgo.hu |
CsurgĂł (formerly Somogy-CsurgĂł) is a town in Somogy county, Hungary.
Coordinates: 46°15âČ25âłN 17°05âČ53âłEï»ż / ï»ż46.256978°N 17.097975°E
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 ĂrpĂĄd 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 â Sister cities
CsurgĂł is twinned with:
- Aumale, France
- Fehérvårcsurgó, Hungary
- Haimhausen, Germany
- Markelo, Netherlands
- Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania
- VrĂĄble, Slovakia
- Vrsar, Croatia
- Yuzawa, Japan [1]
People
- Attila BĂĄrkĂĄnyi (hu)
- Ferenc BelevĂĄry (hu)
- Ladislas Farago, military historian
- Antal Stevanecz, Slovene teacher and writer
See also
References
- GerĆ, L. (1984): Magyar mƱemlĂ©ki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
- Genthon I. (1959): Magyarorszåg mƱemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungary). Budapest
- SzĆnyi O. (Ă.n.): RĂ©gi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes Ă©glises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A MƱemlĂ©kek OrszĂĄgos BizottsĂĄga. MirĂĄlyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest.
- Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarorszåg romånkori emlékei. (Die romanische DenkmÀler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest
- Henszlmann, I. (1876): MagyarorszĂĄg Ăł-keresztyĂ©n, romĂĄn Ă©s ĂĄtmeneti stylĂŒ mƱ-emlĂ©keinek rövid ismertetĂ©se, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). KirĂĄlyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
- â "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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