Ecseny
Ecseny
Etsching | |
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Village | |
| Website | Ecseny Online |
Ecseny (German: Etsching) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Geography
The settlement is located in the northeastern part of Somogy County, 8 km from R67, 31 km north of Kaposvár, 39 kilometers south of Balatonlelle. By public transport on the R67 it can be approached from the direction of Felsőmocsolád. Ecseny is embraced in a strongly divided north–south valley. Despite the small number of people, it has a large 13 km road network, 50% of that is dirt road.[2]
History
The name of the village was first mentioned in 1193 in a document of
Demographics
In the last census of 2011 88.1% of the 214 residents were
According to the latest data of the municipality, there were 198 permanent residents in the village.[1]
However, in the last years several German, Dutch and Austrian bought houses there which they use as summer residence.[3]
Main sights
- Lutheran Church built in 1842–1843. Due to the fireworks, it had to be rebuilt several times, lastly rebuilt in 1994.
- Lutheran Cultural House was built in 1937, on the floor with a teacher's apartment. Today, this building is the village hall.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "ecseny.hu - Ecseny története". Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Megosztom (9 May 2016). "Eltűnőben a hagyomány - a falu fele már külfödieké". Sonline (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-04-05.
External links
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