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Balatonkeresztúr | |
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Coordinates: 46°41′44″N 17°22′18″E / 46.69559°N 17.37154°E / 46.69559; 17.37154 | |
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Region | Southern Transdanubia |
County | Somogy |
District | Marcali |
RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
Area | |
• Total | 21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,492 |
Demonym(s) | keresztúri, balatonkeresztúri |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8648 |
Area code | (+36) 85 |
Motorways | M7 |
Distance from Budapest | 167 km (104 mi) Northeast |
NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
Website | Balatonkeresztúr Online |
Balatonkeresztúr is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
According to the local tradition, the village's name comes from the crossing of roads (Hungarian: kereszteződés, keresztezés). However, the more well-accepted theory states that, like many other villages in Somogy County, Balatonkeresztúr was named after the patron of its church, in this case, Szent Kereszt (English: Holy Cross).
According to László Szita, the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.
The Hungarian folk song Szép a huszár, ha felül a lovára was collected in 1923 in Balatonkeresztúr by Lajos Bárdos.
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