Mánfa

Mánfa
Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa
Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa
Coat of arms of Mánfa
Mánfa is located in Hungary
Mánfa
Mánfa
Location of Mánfa in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E / 46.15839; 18.24043
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
CountyBaranya
SubregionKomlói
RankVillage
Area
 • Total
27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total
896
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7304
Area code+36 72
KSH code33923[1]
Websitewww.manfa.hu

Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Geography

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Mánfa is situated in the Mecsek Mountains in Southern Hungary. It can be reached by car along the No. 66 highway in the KaposvárSásdMagyarszékPécs line.

Mánfa: aerial photograph

History

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The village dates to the Árpád age. In 1949, it was officially combined with another village, Budafa, and the united village was attached to the town of Komló, a mining town near Pécs. In 1991, the people of Mánfa voted to separate from Komló, again making Mánfa an independent village.

Landmarks

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  • The Árpád age romanesque church consecrated to Our Lady (Sarlós Boldogasszony)

References

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  1. ^ a b Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. ^ Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
  • Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
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