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Boldogasszonyfa

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Country
  
Hungary

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Webpage

Local time
  
Monday 9:34 AM

County
  
Baranya

Postal code
  
7937

Area
  
17.22 km²

Area code
  
73

Boldogasszonyfa

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 77% Humidity

Boldogasszonyfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Contents

Map of Boldogasszonyfa, Hungary

Location

Placed in the border of Baranya and Somogy countys, next to Szentlászló. Nearest city is Szigetvár, it's 10 km far from the village.

History

Inhabited from the stone age. The name Bodugazonfaua first mentioned in 1344 in a diploma. In 1746 came some slavs, and germans. The village owned by the family Igmándy.
In 1950 the government of Hungary annexed the village from Somogy to Baranya. In 2001 the population's consistency was 2,7% German, 6% Gypsy, the others are Hungarians, and some others.

Monuments

  • Chateau Igmándy
  • Roman Catholic Church (built up between 1830 and 1872 (classicistic style))
  • Memorial park of the deployed Germans
  • Memorial park of the world war victims
  • World war victim's memory cross

    • Famous people

    Géza Hoffer - carving artist

    References

    Boldogasszonyfa Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA