Vöckönd Explained

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]

Location

Zalaegerszeg is 14 km northeast of Vöckönd.

History

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."

Notes and References

  1. http://portal.ksh.hu/portal/page?_pageid=38,119919&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Hungarian Central Statistical Office