Esztergalyhorvati (Zala, Hungary)

Esztergályhorváti község

Last modified: 2006-02-11 by dov gutterman
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image by István Molnár, 16 January 2006

• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Hungary
• Zala County

Overview

Small part of the flag of Esztergályhorváti village (yellow-blue) can be seen at <www.zalamedia.hu>.
István Molnár, 29 March 2001

Esztergályhorváti is the union of Esztergály and Nagyhorváti (1966). The first mention of Esztergály is from 1273, the first mention of Horváthi is from the 13th century. In 1568 Esztergály was devastated by the Ottomans. In 1750 Esztergály resettled with Germans by Queen Mary-Theresie.
2001 Population Census: 465 inh. Ethnic affiliation: Hungarian: 91,9%; Gipsy: 1,1%; German: 1,5%; unknown, did not wish to answer: 7,8% Religion: Roman Catholic: 85,2%; Lutheran: 1,9%; does not belong to any church/denomination: 1,3%; unknown, did not wish to answer: 11,2%.
Sources: <hu.wikipedia.org>, <helynevtar.ksh.hu>.
István Molnár, 16 January 2006

Coat of Arms

image from <natloz.znet.hu>, located by István Molnár, 16 January 2006