- Jákfa
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
official_name=Jákfa
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Vas
area_total_km2=7.85
population_total=209
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=26.62
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=9624
area_code=94
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Chernelházadamonya
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latd=47.26138
longd=16.584117
coordinates_display = inline,title
coordinates_type = type:city_region:HUJákfa is a village located in
Vas County in westernHungary with an area of 20.11 km² and a population of 540.The settlement's name first appears in a document from 1211, but it may be of much earlier origin.
St. George's church built in the 13th century by the Ják clan as well as nearby St. James's chapel are internationally recognized edifices of the late
Romanesque style . The foundations of the clan's castle anddonjon , erected in the period of theÁrpád dynasty , have recently been uncovered and identified on the site of the former abbey. Several residences of the 18th and 19th centuries can be found in the village.Ják was once famous for its potteries.
Gyula Gömbös lived in the village.External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/HU/22/Jakfa.html Fallingrain.com]
* [http://www.jakfa.hu/hu/bemutatkozas Jakfa.hu]
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