Csurgó

For the Romanian village of Ciurgău, called Csurgó in Hungarian, see Ceanu Mare.

Csurgó
Country	Hungary
County	Somogy
Area
• Total	59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	5,788
• Density	97.1/km2 (251/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	8840
Area code(s)	82
Website	www.csurgo.hu

Aerial photography: Csurgó - high school

Csurgó (formerly Somogy-Csurgó) is a town in Somogy county, Hungary. It is located at around 46°16′0″N 17°6′0″E.

Sightseeings

The town was important educational center of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Its Reformed Church College was visited by Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, the famous poet, too.

The Árpád age church has characteristic architecture. It has western tower with fourfold lower floors and octogonal upper floors with stone gul on the top.

People

• Attila Bárkányi (hu)
• Ferenc Beleváry (hu)
• Ladislas Farago, military historian
• Antal Stevanecz, Slovene teacher and writer

See also

• Slovenes in Somogy

References

• Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
• Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország műemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungray). Budapest
• Szőnyi O. (É.n.): Régi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes églises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A Műemlékek Országos Bizottsága. Mirályi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest.
• Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest
• Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest