Körmend
Körmend (Slovene: Kermendin, Prekmurje Slovene: Karmadén, German: Kirment) is a town in Vas county (megye), Western Hungary.
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 Aerial view of the palace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Körmend Location of Körmend | |
| Coordinates: 47.01098°N 16.60575°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Vas |
| District | Körmend |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,379 |
| • Density | 234.49/km2 (607.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9900 |
| Area code | (+36) 94 |
| Website | www |
Places of interest
The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the castle with his family for nearly 10 years. He turned one of the wings of the castle into an ophthalmology clinic where he treated poor patients for free.
Today, the castle belongs to the Hungarian state.
Clubs
Alternative Student Pastime Club (ADI)
Sport
- Körmendi FC, association football club
Notable people
- Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826–1914) - nobleman
- The Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931) - doctor and nobleman
- Imre Sinkovits - actor of the National Theatre
- G.G. Goloman - collegiate basketball player
- Zsebe Ferenc - basketball player
- Péter Besenyei - aerobatic pilot
- Baby Jewel - famous adult film star
- János Móricz, discoverer of Taltos Cave
- Soulwave, alternative rock band
- Krisztián Pars (born 1982), hammer thrower
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Heinävesi, Finland
Fürstenfeld, Austria- Güssing, Austria
Kranenburg, Germany
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
Yuzhne, Ukraine
References
- "Testvérvárosok". kormend.hu (in Hungarian). Körmend. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian and German
- Street map of Körmend
- Körmend in wiki.utikonyvem.hu
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