Kőszegszerdahely

Kőszegszerdahely is a village in Vas county, in the district of Kőszeg, 5 km-s from the Hungarian-Austrian border (Bozsok-Rohonc border crossing).

Kőszegszerdahely
Kőszegszerdahely
Location of Kőszegszerdahely
Coordinates: 47.33982°N 16.51668°E / 47.33982; 16.51668
Country Hungary
CountyVas
Area
 • Total7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total507
 • Density68.79/km2 (178.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9725
Area code(s)94

Location

Kőszegszerdahely is located in western Hungary. Neighboring settlements: Bozsok, Velem, Cák, Kőszegdoroszló and Perenye.

Transport

Roads

The village is the center of the local road network of Kőszeghegyalja (Kőszeg Foothills), which is connected to the Szombathely-Kőszeg secondary main road (Main Road 87).

Distance from airports
CountryCapital/Other settlementDistance (km)[1]AirportDistance (km)[1]Time[1]
Distance from certain capital and their airports:
SlovakiaBratislava136Airport Bratislava1462 h 54 m
HungaryBudapest238Liszt Ferenc Nk. Repülőtér2574 h 31 m
CroatiaZagreb210Zračna luka Zagreb2363 h 49 m
SlovenianLjubljana283Aerodom Ljubljana2854 h 24 m
AustriaWien118Flughafen Wien-Schwechat1192 h 30 m
Distance from other airports:
HungaryGyőr103Győr-Pér1302 h 37 m
HungarySármellék102Hévíz-Balaton Airport1142 h 45 m
AustriaGraz107Flughafen Graz1101 h 47 m

Population

20th Century

From 1990

History

There was a market place in the place of the village already before the Mongol invasion. In the Middle Ages, villages belonged to a castle or a lordship.

Year(s)Castle or lordship where it be longedSquire(s)EventAntecedentHungarian King
1279Saint Vid CastleKőszegi (earlier: Németújvári), MiklósSharing on estateDeath of Henrik Kőszegi (earlier: Németújvári) in 1274IV. László (Arpad dynasty)
after 1291Lordship of RohoncDestruction of Saint Vid CastleThe peace treaty of Hainburg in 1291 austrian Duke Albrecht I and hungarian King András IIIIII. András (Arpad dynasty)
1374Lordship of RohoncRohonci family (descendants of Miklós Németújvári)I. Lajos (Anjou)
1404Lordship of RohoncGarai familyGrantLászló Nápolyi's performance and expulsion from the country in 1402-1403Zsigmond (Luxemburg dynasty)
1445I. Frigyes German emperor occupied Kőszeg and RohoncGerman OccupationHungarian defeat against the Turks in the Battle of Varna in 1444V. László (Habsburg)
1477Lordship of RohoncPesnitzer, UlrikKing Matthias's Austrian campaignHabsburg-Jagello Alliance against Hungarian King. (1476)I. Mátyás (Hunyadi)
after 1477Bozsok and SzerdahelyBornemissza, JánosGrantThe removal of Bozsok and Szerdahely from the lordship of RohoncI. Mátyás (Hunyadi)
from 1526Bozsok and SzerdahelySibrik familyGrantDeath of János Bornemissza (1526, Castle of Bratislava)I. Ferdinand (Habsburg)
1616-1848partly Bozsok and SzerdahelySibrik family
1616-1848partly lordship of RohoncBatthyány familyPurchaseGábor Sibrik in Turkish captivityII. Mátyás (Habsburg)

In 1532, Turkish troops besieging Kőszeg together with the other villages in the area burned down Kőszegszerdahely. The inhabitants of the villages fled to the Castle of Kőszeg and, together with the citizens of Kőszeg, led by Captain Miklós Jurisich, stopped the Turks.

Sights

All Saints Church
All Saints Church

Ethnographic Exhibition
A part of the Ethnographic Exhibition.

Ereszténymajor

Here is a 120 years old Cedrus atlantica.

Famous people
  • Lakner, Tamás. Conductor, guitarist, music teacher, leader of the Szélkiáltó band.
  • Seregély, István. Archbishop. From 1974 to 1981 was priest in Kőszegszerdahely.
  • Jagodics, Zoltán. Five times a member of the Hungarian national football team.

References
  1. Michelin, Slovénie, Croatie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Serbie, Monténégro, Macédoine, Cartes et guides n°736, Michelin, Zellik, Belgium, 2007, ISBN 978-2-06-712627-5
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