Mánfa

Place in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary
Coat of arms of Mánfa
Coat of arms
46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E / 46.15839; 18.24043CountryHungaryRegionSouthern TransdanubiaCountyBaranyaSubregionKomlóiRankVillageArea • Total27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi)Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total896 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7304
Area code+36 72KSH code33923[1]Websitewww.manfa.hu

Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Geography

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.

Mánfa: aerial photograph

History

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. ^ Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
  • Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.

External links

  • Mánfa village official homepage
  • Mánfa on the Vendégváró homepage
  • Aerial photographs of Mánfa