Balatonkeresztúr

46°41′44″N 17°22′18″E / 46.69559°N 17.37154°E / 46.69559; 17.37154Country HungaryRegionSouthern TransdanubiaCountySomogyDistrictMarcaliRC DioceseKaposvárArea • Total21.06 km² (8.13 sq mi)Population • Total1,492^[1]Demonym(s)keresztúri, balatonkeresztúriTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 85MotorwaysM7Distance from Budapest167 km (104 mi) NortheastNUTS 3 codeHU232MPJózsef Attila Móring (KDNP)WebsiteBalatonkeresztúr Online

Balatonkeresztúr is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.^[2]

Etymology

According to the local tradition, the village's name comes from the crossing of roads (Hungarian: kereszteződés, keresztezés). However, the more well-accepted theory states that, like many other villages in Somogy County, Balatonkeresztúr was named after the patron of its church, in this case, Szent Kereszt (English: Holy Cross).^[3]

History

According to László Szita, the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.^[4]

Culture

The Hungarian folk song Szép a huszár, ha felül a lovára was collected in 1923 in Balatonkeresztúr by Lajos Bárdos.

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)

References