- Bezenye
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2|official_name=Bezenye
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Győr-Moson-Sopron
area_total_km2=30.04
population_total=1561
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=51.96
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=9223
area_code=96
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latd=47.96172
longd=17.21555Bezenye is a village in
Győr-Moson-Sopron county,Hungary . It is also known by its Croatian name "Bizonja". It is situated 6km from the Slovak border and just 25 km from the Slovak capitalBratislava .The population of 1600 consists largely of a Croatian-speaking community, with some ethnic Hungarians, Slovaks and Germans. Consequently the inhabitants communicate in a mixture of languages, none of which are used in their standard forms.
Archaeological investigations reveal that the earliest inhabitants of the area were Germanic tribes. Many artifacts can be seen in the Hanság Museum in the town of
Mosonmagyaróvár which is 25km away, nearGyőr .Later on
Magyar people settled in Bezenye until it was sacked by Turkish troops. Gradually the village was repopulated, this time largely by Croatian communities fromDalmatia , as well as by Germans. The Germans called it "Palersdorf", the Croatians called it "Bizonja". The origin of the name Bezenye comes from a Slav word meaning "elder " tree ("baza").The Germans occupied themselves with the production of
saltpeter .After
World War II many of the poorer Germans were displaced to Germany. Several Hungarian families came to live in Bezenye, some of whom had been displaced from Slovakia.The village has a small museum which chronicles the history of the village. The
Roman Catholic church of the Blessed Virgin Mary holds services in Croatian and Hungarian. The village has a Croatian self-administration.References
"The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland", compiled by Daniel Kollár; ISBN 80-88975-20-4
External links
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=29805 Street map] hu icon
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