Felgyő Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Felgyő
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Csongrád
Area Total Km2:76.73
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1484
Population Density Km2:19
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6645
Area Code:63

Felgyő is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 76.730NaN0 and has a population of 1484 people (2002).

History

The settlement dates back to the Kingdom of Hungary, and the days of Árpád. The village already appeared in writing in 1075, by the name "Gehgi".

The village was a princely estate, belonging to Prince Álmos. After 1108 Prince Álmos gifted the lands to the provost of Dömös, along with 63 of his personal servants, and land to give to each.

Sources

46.65°N 26°W