Felgyő

Felgyő
Village
Roman Catholic church in Felgyő
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
County	Csongrád
Area
• Total	76.73 km^2 (29.63 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	1,484
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6645
Area code	63

Felgyő is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 76.73 km^2 (30 sq mi) and has a population of 1484 people (2002).

History

The settlement dates back to the Kingdom of Hungary, and the days of Árpád. The village already appeared in writing in 1075, by the name "Gehgi".

The village was a princely estate, belonging to Prince Álmos. After 1108 Prince Álmos gifted the lands to the provost of Dömös, along with 63 of his personal servants, and land to give to each.

Sources

• Györffy György, 1963–1998: Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza. I–IV. Bp.
• Csajághy György, 1998: A felgyői avar síp és történeti háttere
• Csongrád megye építészeti emlékei (Szerkesztette: Tóth Ferenc dr.), Szeged, 2000 ISBN 963 7193 28 6

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