Körmend Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Körmend
Official Name:Körmend
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Vas
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Körmend
Area Total Km2:52.79
Population Total:12379
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9900
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+36) 94
Coordinates:47.011°N 16.6058°W

Körmend (Slovenian: Kermendin, Prekmurje Slovene: Karmadén, German: Kirment) is a town in Vas County, Western Hungary.

Places of interest

The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the castle with his family for nearly 10 years. He turned one of the wings of the castle into an ophthalmology clinic where he treated poor patients for free.

Today, the castle belongs to the Hungarian state.

Sport

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Körmend is twinned with:[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Testvérvárosok. kormend.hu. Körmend. hu. 2021-04-10.