Boldogasszonyfa

Boldogasszonyfa Boldigaß  (German)
Village
Coordinates: 46°11′N 17°50′E / 46.183°N 17.833°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 17°50′E / 46.183°N 17.833°E
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
Government
• Mayor	Szilvia Neiczerné Jaksa
• Notary (Szentlászló)	Krisztián Kontra
Population
• Total	427
• Density	6,400/sq mi (24,80/km^2)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	7937
Area code(s)	73
Website	Webpage

Boldogasszonyfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Location

Placed in the border of Baranya and Somogy countys, next to Szentlászló. Nearest city is Szigetvár, it's 10 km far from the village.

History

Inhabited from the stone age. The name Bodugazonfaua first mentioned in 1344 in a diploma. In 1746 came some slavs, and germans. The village owned by the family Igmándy.
In 1950 the government of Hungary annexed the village from Somogy to Baranya. In 2001 the population's consistency was 2,7% German, 6% Gypsy, the others are Hungarians, and some others.

Monuments

• Chateau Igmándy
• Roman Catholic Church (built up between 1830 and 1872 (classicistic style))
• Memorial park of the deployed Germans
• Memorial park of the world war victims
• World war victim's memory cross

Famous people

Géza Hoffer - carving artist

External links

• Local statistics (Hungarian)