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For the Romanian village of Ciurgău, called Csurgó in Hungarian, see Ceanu Mare.
Csurgó Country Hungary County Somogy Area – Total 59.6 km2 (23 sq mi) Population (2001) – Total 5,788 – Density 97.1/km2 (251.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 8840 Area code(s) 82 Website www.csurgo.hu Csurgó (formerly Somogy-Csurgó) is a town in Somogy county, Hungary. It is located at around 46°16′0″N 17°6′0″E / 46.266667°N 17.1°E.
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Sightseeings
The town was important educational center of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Its Reformed Church College was visited by Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, the famous poet, too.
The Árpád age church has characteristic architecture. It has western tower with fourfold lower floors and octogonal upper floors with stone gul on the top.
People
- Attila Bárkányi (hu)
- Ferenc Beleváry (hu)
- Mordecai Benet, rabbi
- Ludwig Lichtstein, rabbi
- Martin Schreiner, rabbi[1]
- Ludwig Venetianer
See also
References
- Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
- Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország műemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungray). Budapest
- Szőnyi O. (É.n.): Régi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes églises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A Műemlékek Országos Bizottsága. Mirályi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest.
- Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest
- Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
Categories:- Populated places in Somogy county
- Romanesque architecture in Hungary
- Slovenian communities in Hungary
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