Bogyiszló Explained

Official Name:Bogyiszló
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Tolna
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bogyiszló
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:55.93
Population Total:1988
Population Footnotes:[2]
Government Footnotes:[3]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tóth István
Leader Party:Fidesz-KDNP
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7132
Area Code:74
Coordinates:46.3858°N 18.8312°W

Bogyiszló is a village in Tolna County in Hungary. The village is famous for its hot, white-skinned peppers.

Geography

Bogyiszló is located from 11 km east from Szekszárd, in the southern part of Mezőföld, near the Danube river and Sió channel mouth.Approach: from road number 6 from west-direction, or from road number 51 from east-direction, on M9 highway, across the Danube on bridge named after Ladislaus I of Hungary.

History

Based on archaeological finds, Bogyiszló has already been populated area in the ages of Avars.

Twin towns – sister cities

Economy

Bogyiszló is an agricultural village. It is known for the Bogyiszló white-skinned pepper. With the eradication of the forest that once covered the floodplain, the area was found to be ideal for growing both sweet, and hot varieties of pepper, as well as the red peppers used in making paprika. The area is also noted for its forestry, fishing, and hunting traditions.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary . www.ksh.hu . 28 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Census 2022 . Census 2022 . 28 July 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: Település adatlap . Nemzeti Választási Iroda . 28 July 2024 . hu-HU.
  4. Web site: Städtepartnerschaft Bogyiszló/Ungarn . SV Schlitz . 28 July 2024 . de.