Iregszemcse, also called Ireg-Szemcse, is a village in Tolna County, Hungary.
Iregszemcse | |
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 Aerial view of Iregszemcse | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Iregszemcse Location of Iregszemcse | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 18°10′50″E / 46.69768°N 18.18062°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Tolna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tóth Szabolcs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.33 km2 (22.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,600[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7095 |
| Area code | 74 |
History edit
Iregszemcse was first mentioned articles of IV. Béla's abbey where it was a royal estate until 1387. Following a period where Hungary was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, it was resettled by Hungary nobleman Ádám Viczay in the 1600s.[2]
The two villages Felső-Ireg and Szemcséd were joined in 1938.
On 15 January 2023, a mayoral election was held and saw Independent candidate Tóth Szabolcs win 434 votes (42.14%) out of five other independent candidates.[3]
Districts edit
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Nearby municipalities edit
Sights edit
- Viczay-Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Viczay-Kornfeld kastély) (1820)
- Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Kornfeld kastély):
- Kálvária-kápolna: 15th-century gothic temple
External links edit
- Street map (in Hungarian)
References edit
- ^ Iregszemcse, KSH
- ^ "Hungary - Iregszemcse". www.1hungary.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Iregszemcse - 20230115". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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