Söjtör

Söjtör is a village of approximately 1500 people located in Zala County, in western Hungary. It was the birthplace of Ferenc Deák, a Hungarian statesman living in the 19th century who served as the Minister of Justice during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and is now known as "The Sage of the Country".[3]

Söjtör
Söjtör
Location of Söjtör in Hungary
Coordinates: 46.67267°N 16.85365°E / 46.67267; 16.85365
CountryHungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
CountyZala
SubregionZalaegerszegi
RankVillage
Area
  Total36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
  Total1,549
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8897
Area code+36 92
KSH code19080[1]
Websitewww.sojtor.eu

References

  1. Söjtör at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. Söjtör at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  3. Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Deák, Francis" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 894.


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