Mánfa
Mánfa | |
|---|---|
 Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mánfa Location of Mánfa in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Baranya |
| Subregion | Komlói |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 896 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7304 |
| Area code | +36 72 |
| KSH code | 33923[1] |
| Website | www.manfa.hu |
Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
Geography
[edit]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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- The Árpád age romanesque church consecrated to Our Lady (Sarlós Boldogasszony)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.