Balatonkeresztúr

Balatonkeresztúr
Village
Aerial view of Balatonkeresztúr
Flag Coat of arms
Balatonkeresztúr Location of Balatonkeresztúr
Coordinates: 46.69559°N 17.37154°E / 46.69559; 17.37154
Country	Hungary
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.

Etymology

According to the local tradition the name comes from the crossing of roads (Hungarian: kereszteződés, keresztezés). However the well accepted theory states that like many other villages in Somogy County got their names after the patron of their church. So in that case it was Szent Kereszt (English: Holy Cross).

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.

Culture

The Hungarian folk song Szép a huszár, ha felül a lovára was collected in 1923 in Balatonkeresztúr by Lajos Bárdos.

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)