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Sóly
Country Hungary
CountyVeszprém
Area
 • Total10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total415
 • Density40.36/km2 (104.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8193
Area code88

Sóly is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

Aerial photograph of Sóly

Sights

  • Reformed church: King Stephen I of Hungary built a chapel in Sóly. The final battle against Koppány happened in the vicinity of the village. There is a royal charter about this chapel from 1009, connecting the Sóly church to the first Christian Hungarian King Stephen.
  • Royal Sword: A statue erected in 1998 remembering the final battle between Koppány and István and the Árpád dynasty. This is the largest sword in the world that is made of wood.


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