Mánfa

Mánfa
Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa
Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa
Coat of arms of Mánfa
Coat of arms
Mánfa is located in Hungary
Mánfa
Mánfa
Location of Mánfa in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E / 46.15839; 18.24043
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
CountyBaranya
SubregionKomlói
RankVillage
Area
[1]
 • Total
27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total
896
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7304
Area code+36 72
KSH code33923[1]
Websitewww.manfa.hu

Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Geography

Mánfa is situated in the Mecsek Mountains in Southern Hungary. It can be reached by car along the No. 66 highway in the Kaposvár–Sásd–Magyarszék–Pécs line.

Mánfa: aerial photograph

History

The village dates to the Árpád age. In 1949, it was officially combined with another village, Budafa, and the united village was attached to the town of Komló, a mining town near Pécs. In 1991, the people of Mánfa voted to separate from Komló, again making Mánfa an independent village.

Landmarks

  • The Árpád age romanesque church consecrated to Our Lady (Sarlós Boldogasszony)

References

  1. ^ a b Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. ^ Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
  • Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.