Number of inhabitants: 1,070
It is a small village, where in 1232 the "serviens regis" of Zala county assembled to administer justice in a possessory action. Its document is the earliest one showing the territorial grouping of the lesser nobility, and is the first evidence of the development of counties.
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The country house of Ferenc Deák was built at the end of the 18th century by the Hertelendy family, who played an important role in Zala county. Deák's father inherited the house where Deák lived for a longer period of time. The place was often visited by László Csány living in Zalacsány, sometimes by Mihály Vörösmarty, Deák's friend, and occasionally by Miklós Wesselényi, István Széchenyi, and Lajos Batthyány. In 1854, Deák sold the house to the Széchenyi family, and later it became the property of the Károlyi family. |
In 1925, the Treasury bought it, and an agricultural school was built nearby. In front of the house there stands the bust of Ferenc Deák made by György Zala in 1928. On the wall of the building there is a tablet commemorating Deák as "the wise man of our homeland". The country house, characteristic of the homes of the lesser nobility in the last century, has a protected park.
The cemetery chapel was built in Romanesque style in the 13th century. It became the burial vault for the Deák family. The Roman Catholic church dating from 1756 is a listed building of lesser architectural importance. It has a pulpit in the style of Louis XVI of France. In the Kustány area, there is a rapidly developing spa complex.. Further information: Zalatour Utazási Iroda |
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Number of inhabitants: 919
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László Csány, the Reform Period politician from Zala county, a minister for public works and transport in 1848, was born here and lived in later life. The house was demolished early this century. The present building was completed in 1913. It bears a tablet commemorating Csány.
The Roman Catholic church, a listed building of lesser architectural importance, was constructed in its present form in 1913.
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The reservoir, popular with bathers and anglers, was created in 1991. Further information: Zalatour Utazási Iroda |
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The fortification can be found approximately 5 kms away from Keszthely along route 71. For a long time it was identified as Valcum, but later certain doubts were raised about this. The fortification was a substantial undertaking of its kind. It covered an area of 377m x 356m with 44 external round towers, and 4 internal gatehouses. The foundations were 2.6 m thick. In the 5th century for a certain period of time, it was the seat of Thiumider, the king of the Ostrogoths, and served as a store house on one hand, and protected the route on the other. |
It is probable that for some time his son, Theodor the Great, the most famous king of the Ostrogoths lived here, too. The buildings are still mostly buried. The only three ruined structures that remain of the 4th-6th century buildings are the southern gate, the former cathedral, and a store house.
The buildings of the Festetics manor were built in Classical style around 1820. The stud farm of the Festetics family became especially famous. It was in Újmajor, which means new manor, where Júlia Szendrey, the wife of the poet, Sándor Petőfi, was born in 1828. Her father was the bailiff of the Festetics estates at the time.
Right next to Fenékpuszta we can find the old and the new highway and railway bridge over the River Zala. The bridge itself forms part of the county border.