Szentlászló is a village in

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county,

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Location

The village is located on the northwestern side of

(in Zselic). The next city

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lies 13 km from the village. Baranya's county seat

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is 47 km away. There was a

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between Szigetvár and the second proximate city

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. Since the 1970s, the only way to come to the village has been the main road numbered 67, and by

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. The through

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is big, because the

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s going to

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drive through.

History

Before the 1950s, Szentlászló was placed in Somogy. The first written sources derive from 1287–1240. The patron saint is Saint Ladislaus I. Here there was a rectory named Margitapuszta. Szentlászló's rectory was given by Ladislaus I. In the Turkish occupation there was no constant population. In the 18th century

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came to the village. After

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they deployed to

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, and instead of them, came people from

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. The first church was built in 1738. The present church sacred in 1821. The Germans had their own ethnic council, which opened in 2002. The primary school is an ethnic school.

Interesting places

Village museum

The museum is next to the Route 67. In this museum there are some old Kraut clothes, furniture, and other items.

Corn museum

The only corn museum in the country. The museum is like that in

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. There are puppets, and furniture from the corn's "hair".

King St. Ladiuslaus Primary School

The village's school, with classes 1 to 8 (1–4, and higher 5–8). The school has programs like "German day", football matches, and some other events.

Kindergarten

For the younger generation it has two groups, but too few children. It has a dinner place in the other side, where everybody who demands can eat.

St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church

It can be found in a Y-corner next to the school and kindergarten. This church was built in 1821, and was renovated in 2001 because the tower started to fall out in the road.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szentlaszlo Populated places in Baranya County