Dörgicse

Dörgicse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Veszprém county in Hungary
Dörgicse Location of Dörgicse
Coordinates: 46.91840°N 17.72293°E / 46.91840; 17.72293
Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	19.12 km^2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	289
• Density	15.11/km^2 (39.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8244
Area code	87

Dörgicse is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

It consists of three hamlets (Felsõdörgicse, Alsódörgicse and Kisdörgicse) built on separate hills[1] 4.3 km (2.7 m) north of Lake Balaton.[2] Dörgicse is famous for the wine production[3] and its three medieval churches[4] which were devastated during the Turkish wars in the 16th and 17th centuries.[5]

Gallery

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  Ruin of medieval church, Alsódörgicse
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  Saint Peter twin church
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  Ruin of medieval church, Kisdörgicse

References

1. Abend, Bernhard (2005). Ungarn (in German). Mair Dumont Baedeker. p. 166. ISBN 3-8297-1092-5.
2. Nagy, Valér (1983). Gyula Németh (ed.). Ungarn: Ein grosser Reiseführer (in German). Corvina. p. 178. ISBN 963-13-1507-X.
3. Zwack, Anne Marshall (1990-06-03). "Lake Balaton, Where Hungary Summers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
4. Dercsényi, Dezső (1969). Historical Monuments in Hungary: Restoration and Preservation. Corvina. p. 92.
5. Eickhoff, Matthias; Kim Hendrikx; Pieter Streutker; Bureau Werkwoord (2003). Balaton: Hongarije (in Dutch). ANWB Media Boeken. p. 85. ISBN 90-18-01627-6.

External links

Media related to Dörgicse at Wikimedia Commons

• Street map (Hungarian)