Dörgicse

Place in Veszprém, Hungary

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46°55′06″N 17°43′23″E / 46.91840°N 17.72293°E / 46.91840; 17.72293Country

HungaryCountyVeszprémArea

• Total19.12 km² (7.38 sq mi)Population

(2004)

• Total289 • Density15.11/km² (39.1/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8244

Area code87

Dörgicse is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

It consists of three hamlets (Felsõdörgicse, Alsódörgicse and Kisdörgicse) built on separate hills^[1] 4.3 km (2.7 m) north of Lake Balaton.^[2] Dörgicse is famous for the wine production^[3] and its three medieval churches^[4] which were devastated during the Turkish wars in the 16th and 17th centuries.^[5]

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Ruin of medieval church, Alsódörgicse
Saint Peter twin church
Ruin of medieval church, Kisdörgicse

References

^ Abend, Bernhard (2005). Ungarn (in German). Mair Dumont Baedeker. p. 166. ISBN 3-8297-1092-5.
^ Nagy, Valér (1983). Gyula Németh (ed.). Ungarn: Ein grosser Reiseführer (in German). Corvina. p. 178. ISBN 963-13-1507-X.
^ Zwack, Anne Marshall (1990-06-03). "Lake Balaton, Where Hungary Summers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
^ Dercsényi, Dezső (1969). Historical Monuments in Hungary: Restoration and Preservation. Corvina. p. 92.
^ Eickhoff, Matthias; Kim Hendrikx; Pieter Streutker; Bureau Werkwoord (2003). Balaton: Hongarije (in Dutch). ANWB Media Boeken. p. 85. ISBN 90-18-01627-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)