Balatonkeresztúr

Balatonkeresztúr

Balatonkeresztúr

Village in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary

Balatonkeresztúr is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    Balatonkeresztúr, KSH
  2. [2]
    A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
  3. [3]
    Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  4. [4]
    László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)



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