Surd, Hungary
Surd Šur / Šurda (in Croatian) Šurd (in Slovene) | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 46°19′16″N 16°58′12″E / 46.32112°N 16.96991°E | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Western Transdanubia |
County | Zala |
District | Nagykanizsa |
Area | |
• Total | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 552 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8856 |
Area code | (+36) 93 |
Website | surd |
Surd (Croatian: Šur, Šurda, Slovene: Šurd) is a village in Zala County, Hungary.
The village is best known for its production of Christmas trees.[2]
Culture
[edit]The Hungarian folk song Röpülj, páva, röpülj was collected in 1935 in Surd by Vilmos Seemayer.
History
[edit]Surd was known since 1268, when it was presented as the estate of the Hahót family. In 1471 it was the estate of the Kanizsai family.
From 1659 it had a Lutheran pastor.
In 1848, Croatians burned the village more times.
References
[edit]- ^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 30 October 2023 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=02404. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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(help) - ^ The village where Christmas trees grow (a TV-report in Hungarian)
External links
[edit]- Street map (in Hungarian)
Surd, Hungary travel guide from Wikivoyage