Vasvár Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vasvár
Official Name:Vasvár
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Vas
Area Total Km2:55.1
Population Total:4266
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9800
Area Code:94
Coordinates:47.048°N 16.8039°W

Vasvár (Latin: (formerly)), is a town in Vas County, Hungary. It was the county seat of Vas County.

History

While the Ottomans occupied most of central Europe, the region north of lake Balaton remained in the Kingdom of Hungary (1538–1867) (captaincy between Balaton and Drava). The town was the head of the EISENBURG comitat near 1850.[2] Until 1918, VASVÁR was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary;[3] in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

During World War II, Vasvár was captured on 31 March 1945 by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Dictionnaire universel de M.N. BOUILLET, Paris, 1852 (in French).
  3. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.