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Country
  
Hungary

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
52.66 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 6:36 AM

County
  
Győr-Moson-Sopron

Postal code
  
9222

Population
  
3,496 (2004)

Area code
  
96

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 83% Humidity

Hegyeshalom ([ˈhɛɟɛʃ.hɒlom]) is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia.

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Map of Hegyeshalom, 9222 Hungary

History

A charter given by Andrew II of Hungary in 1217 mentions the settlement as Hegelshalm. After the Ottoman wars, the town was settled by German Jewish settlers. The name of Hegyeshalom is from the two Hungarian word = Hegyes + Halom. The word "Hegyes" means "mountainous" (or "piked") and the word "Halom" means "pile".

Border crossing

Until 21 December 2007, on 00:00 CET, Hegyeshalom was an important border crossing and control point between Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. However, all border controls ceased at that time as Hungary as well as Slovakia joined the Schengen Area.

The Hungarian M1 motorway passes through Hegyeshalom. It connects with Austria's A4 motorway across the border at Nickelsdorf.

Hegyeshalom is also a railway border crossing point along the main railway line between Vienna and Budapest and the railway line to Bratislava. The station has a plinthed MÁV Class 411 steam locomotive.

Sightseeing

The romanesque church was built in the Árpád age. The 13th century church was renewed in gothic style in the 15th century. On the eastern side stands the gothic tower with eightfold basic walls, while the upper part of it is fourfold, built in the 18th century.

Famous people

  • In 1921 Terplán Zénó professor of the University of Technology in Budapest was born here.
  • References

    Hegyeshalom Wikipedia


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