Körmend

Körmend (Slovene: Kermendin, Prekmurje Slovene: Karmadén, German: Kirment) is a town in Vas County, Western Hungary.

Körmend
Town
Aerial view of the palace
Aerial view of the palace
Flag of Körmend
Flag
Coat of arms of Körmend
Coat of arms
Körmend is located in Hungary
Körmend
Körmend
Location of Körmend
Coordinates: 47.01098°N 16.60575°E / 47.01098; 16.60575
Country Hungary
CountyVas
DistrictKörmend
Area
 • Total52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total12,379
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9900
Area code(+36) 94
Websitewww.kormend.hu

Places of interest

The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the castle with his family for nearly 10 years. He turned one of the wings of the castle into an ophthalmology clinic where he treated poor patients for free.

Today, the castle belongs to the Hungarian state.

Sport
  • Körmendi FC, association football club
  • BC Körmend, basketball club

Notable people
  • Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826–1914), nobleman
  • László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), doctor and nobleman
  • Sándor Bejczy (1920–2004), politician
  • Imre Sinkovits (1928–2001), actor of the National Theatre
  • Péter Besenyei (born 1956), aerobatic pilot
  • Soulwave (formed 2007), alternative rock band
  • Krisztián Pars (born 1982), hammer thrower

Twin towns – sister cities

Körmend is twinned with:[1]

References
  1. "Testvérvárosok". kormend.hu (in Hungarian). Körmend. Retrieved 2021-04-10.


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