Balatonkeresztúr

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Balatonkeresztúr
Village
Aerial view of Balatonkeresztúr
Flag Coat of arms
Balatonkeresztúr Location of Balatonkeresztúr
Coordinates: 46°41′44″N 17°22′18″E / 46.69559°N 17.37154°E / 46.69559; 17.37154
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Marcali
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,492[1]
Demonym(s)	keresztúri, balatonkeresztúri
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8648
Area code	(+36) 85
Motorways	M7
Distance from Budapest	167 km (104 mi) Northeast
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Website	Balatonkeresztúr Online

Balatonkeresztúr is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.^[2]

Etymology[edit]

According to the local tradition, the village's name comes from the crossing of roads (Hungarian: kereszteződés, keresztezés). However, the more well-accepted theory states that, like many other villages in Somogy County, Balatonkeresztúr was named after the patron of its church, in this case, Szent Kereszt (English: Holy Cross).^[3]

History[edit]

According to László Szita, the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.^[4]

Culture[edit]

The Hungarian folk song Szép a huszár, ha felül a lovára was collected in 1923 in Balatonkeresztúr by Lajos Bárdos.

External links[edit]

• Street map (Hungarian)

References[edit]

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