Mánfa

      Mánfa
      Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa

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      Mánfa is located in Hungary
      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
      Country Hungary
      Region Southern Transdanubia
      County Baranya
      Subregion Komlói
      Rank Village
      KSH code 33923[1]
      Area[1]
       • Total 27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
      Population (1 January 2008)[1]
       • Total 896
       • Density Bad rounding here32/km2 (Bad rounding here84/sq mi)
      Time zone CET (UTC+1)
       • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
      Postal code 7304
      Area code +36 72
      Website www.manfa.hu
      Mánfa: aerial photograph

      Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

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      Mánfa is situated in the Mecsek Mountain sin Southern Hungary. It can be reached by car along the No. 66 highway in the KaposvárSásdMagyarszékPécs line.

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      History

      The village is an old foundation from the Árpád age. In 1949 another village, Budafa was attached to it, and the united village was attached to the town of Komló, a mining town near Pécs. In 1991 people of Mánfa voted to separate from Komló and recently Mánfa is an independent village.

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      Sightseeings

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

      1. ^ a b c Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
      • Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
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      Last modified on 19 March 2013, at 16:40