Lispeszentadorján

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Lispeszentadorján
Lupša / Vudrijan (in Croatian)
Village
Flag of Lispeszentadorján
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Coat of arms of Lispeszentadorján
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Lispeszentadorján is located in Hungary
Lispeszentadorján
Lispeszentadorján
Location of Lispeszentadorján
Coordinates: 46°32′22″N 16°41′32″E / 46.53955°N 16.69219°E / 46.53955; 16.69219Coordinates: 46°32′22″N 16°41′32″E / 46.53955°N 16.69219°E / 46.53955; 16.69219
CountryHungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
CountyZala
DistrictLetenye
Area
 • Total9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2015)[1]
 • Total283
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8888
Area code(+36) 93
Websitelispeszentadorjan.hu

Lispeszentadorján (Croatian: Lupša i Vudrijan) is a village of 334 people (2005 population) in Hungary. It lies in the southern part of the Zala hills, close to the Slovenian and Croatian borders. The distance to Budapest is approx. 254 km (158 mi) by car.

History[]

Lispeszentadorján was created in 1937 by the union of three villages: Lispe, and Erdőhát. It has one of the oldest written records in Hungary: in 1024 Stephen I of Hungary donated the village to the monastery of Zalavár. The most important event in the history of this small village was the discovery of the oil fields and the opening of the first industrial oil well in Hungary in 1937.

Tourist sites[]

  • Roman Catholic church (Neo-Romanesque)
  • Ruins of a monastery in the cemetery (16th century)
  • The vine-cellars on the hilltop between and Maróc.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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