Official Name: | Vöckönd |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vöckönd |
Coordinates: | 46.8892°N 16.9551°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zala}} |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Zalaegerszeg |
Area Total Km2: | 2.79 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8931 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+36) 92 |
Vöckönd is a village in Zala County, Hungary.[1]
Zalaegerszeg is 14 km northeast of Vöckönd.
The area was first mentioned in charters in the 1450s. In the 1480s there was at least some sort of settlement, perhaps with a church that no longer stands today as well.
The present village is built on a hill and had a its church built in the early 1900s. The architecture of the village is said to be typical Hungarian style for the time period. A famous house in Szentendre Village became a museum and is known as the "Vöcköndi house."