Iregszemcse, also called Ireg-Szemcse'','' is a village in
Tolna County
Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares border ...
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Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
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History
Iregszemcse was first mentioned articles of IV. Béla's abbey where it was a royal estate until 1387. Following a period where
Hungary was controlled by the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
, it was resettled by Hungary nobleman
Ádám Viczay
Baron Ádám Viczay de Loós was a Hungarian nobleman, member of the Baron Viczay de Loós family.
His parents were Sándor Viczay de Loós and Orsolya Hagymássy de Szentgiróth and Beregszó. He had three younger sisters, including Éva, seco ...
in the 1600s.
The two villages Felső-Ireg and Szemcséd were joined in 1938.
On 15 January 2023, a mayoral election was held and saw Independent candidate Tóth Szabolcs win 434 votes (42.14%) out of five other independent candidates.
Districts
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Új Élet
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Rákóczi
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Újbarázda
Nearby municipalities
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Csehi-Puszta
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Okrádpuszta
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Új-Ireg
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Nagy-Szokoly
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Medgyespuszta
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Fornádpuszta
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Tamási
Tamási is a town in Tolna County, Hungary.
Tamási, named after St. Thomas, with a population of approximately 9200 is located just 30 kilometers East of Lake Balaton. The town was founded during Roman times and the Catholic church in the tow ...
Sights
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Viczay-Kornfeld Castle ( hu,
Viczay-Kornfeld kastély) (1820)
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Kornfeld Castle Kornfeld is a German surname meaning "cornfield". Notable people with the surname include:
*Artie Kornfeld (born 1942), American musician, record producer and music executive
* Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923–2023), Swiss auctioneer, gallerist, author ...
( hu,
Kornfeld kastély Kornfeld is a German surname meaning "cornfield". Notable people with the surname include:
*Artie Kornfeld (born 1942), American musician, record producer and music executive
* Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923–2023), Swiss auctioneer, gallerist, author ...
):
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Kálvária-kápolna: 15th-century gothic temple
External links
Street map
References
Populated places in Tolna County
1263 establishments in Europe
1938 establishments in Hungary
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