Szentborbás

Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 17°39′36″E / 45.874919°N 17.660111°E / 45.874919; 17.660111
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Szentborbás
Brlobaš (in Croatian)
Village
KDNP
)

Szentborbás (Croatian: Brlobaš) is the southernmost village of Somogy county, Hungary. Krancsevicza-puszta is part of the village.

Geography

It is located near the

Duna-Dráva National Park
.

The EuroVelo International Bicycle Route 13, "Iron Curtain" passes through Szentborbás.

History

Szentborbás is a

Pannonhalma Abbey in 1660 it was the possession of the Custodiatus of the Diocese of Székesfehérvár and partly of the Zselicszentjakab Abbey
.

In 1733 it was uninhabited. After 1757 it was reestablished. During the second half of the 18th century Roman Catholic Croats and Šokci settled there. In the 1772 census it was described as a fully Croatian village. Most of its citizens originated from Virovitica County.[3] The Croatian costume still can be seen in the village on festive occasions.

Main sights

  • environmental protected flood basin of the
    Duna-Dráva National Park

External links

References