Balatonszentgyörgy
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Balatonszentgyörgy is a village in Somogy county, Hungary
. It is near tio the village of Balatonberény
. The village is next to Lake Balaton
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A forest and conservation region lays to the west of the village, local hills are to the east and Lake Balaton
a short way to the north.
The town's Court in 1454 was an Italian Gordovai, Mr Fanchi László of the Szentgyörgyi family and was allowed to pass local laws. In 1480, the hamlets of Szentgyörggyel, Keszi, Bottyán Oszlár and Ságfalu merged South-East towards int to Kéthely. The Ottoman Empire
invaded the village in 1566.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848
, did not reach the village, but a cholera outbreak hit the area around the village. The village doctor and the school were set up in 1904.
, Nazi German
troops entered in the village. There is a German cemetery of 116 dead troopers behind the station. It was used as a heavy artillery
positions. The rails and the Zala River’s border-bridges were blown up as the Germans left in 1945. A statue commemorates the 47 local who died in the war. In 1948, the village was give it's first electric lighting system. On 22 October 1950 was founded within the Municipal Council and a local agricultural co-operative was founded in 1959 under the name Csillagvár, and then established the present day battyánpusztai.
. The star-shaped, fortress-like building was constructed by László Festetics during the 1820s as a hunting lodge and an exhibition inside the building introduces the life of knights of border castles in the 16th century. There is a waxwork museum in the Star castle.
. Balatonszentgyörgy is on the Keszthely – Town-Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy-and the railway line.
There is also a railway to Budapest and Balatonberény. The construction of the station began in 1858, and completed in 1861. The station name: station was" Keszthely External" back then and became and became the hub of the századfordulóra railway Balatonszentgyörgy. The station has 1 island platform.
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It is near tio the village of Balatonberény
Balatonberény
Balatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011.-General history:A late Bronze Age cemetery has been found near the town....
. The village is next to Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...
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Overview
Csücskénél-Balatonszentgyörgy is located in the Southwest of Lake Balaton, the Zala River and the 7. sz. Főközlekedési road, by a small Lake that is on the conservation area's boundary. The village is located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton by the Somogy County-gate.Geography
There is a beautiful panorama of the Hill at Somosi, from the Víztükre Lake shores.A forest and conservation region lays to the west of the village, local hills are to the east and Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...
a short way to the north.
General history
During Roman time there was evidence that the lake side at Balatonszentgyörgy was an ancient crossing point to the village of Balaton Fenékpuszta across Lake Balaton.The town's Court in 1454 was an Italian Gordovai, Mr Fanchi László of the Szentgyörgyi family and was allowed to pass local laws. In 1480, the hamlets of Szentgyörggyel, Keszi, Bottyán Oszlár and Ságfalu merged South-East towards int to Kéthely. The Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
invaded the village in 1566.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
, did not reach the village, but a cholera outbreak hit the area around the village. The village doctor and the school were set up in 1904.
World War 2 and after.
In the run-up to the Hungarian Front during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Nazi German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
troops entered in the village. There is a German cemetery of 116 dead troopers behind the station. It was used as a heavy artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
positions. The rails and the Zala River’s border-bridges were blown up as the Germans left in 1945. A statue commemorates the 47 local who died in the war. In 1948, the village was give it's first electric lighting system. On 22 October 1950 was founded within the Municipal Council and a local agricultural co-operative was founded in 1959 under the name Csillagvár, and then established the present day battyánpusztai.
Castles
The Star Castle (known locally as the Csillagvár) lies at the border with the settlement of BalatonberényBalatonberény
Balatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011.-General history:A late Bronze Age cemetery has been found near the town....
. The star-shaped, fortress-like building was constructed by László Festetics during the 1820s as a hunting lodge and an exhibition inside the building introduces the life of knights of border castles in the 16th century. There is a waxwork museum in the Star castle.
Churches
A little further down the valley are the houses of prominent Roman Catholic Church by the Székesfehérvár-Nagykanizsa-Budapest railway line. From here starts the village of Balatonszentgyörgy, on the Keszthely – Town-Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy-and the railway line. A new church was erected between 1925, and 1928. The Churches are of Roman Catholic faith.Transport
The main road comes from the direction of Budapest-nagykanizsai. A bycicle route and road alsorun from Balatonszentgyörgy to BalatonberenyBalatonberény
Balatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011.-General history:A late Bronze Age cemetery has been found near the town....
. Balatonszentgyörgy is on the Keszthely – Town-Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy-and the railway line.
There is also a railway to Budapest and Balatonberény. The construction of the station began in 1858, and completed in 1861. The station name: station was" Keszthely External" back then and became and became the hub of the századfordulóra railway Balatonszentgyörgy. The station has 1 island platform.
Demographics
The population increased from 1,162 and the number of houses was 116 in late Victorian times. In 1932, the municipality has a population of 1,440 people in 223 house. the population stood at 1,659 in 2004. Its village area is 23,68 km² with 1,610 inhabitants wiithin it during 2009.Tourism
It has several cheap hotels and live street webcamWebcam
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