Kőszegszerdahely


Kőszegszerdahely is a village in Vas county, in the district of Kőszeg, 5 km-s from the Hungarian-Austrian border.

Location

Kőszegszerdahely is located in western Hungary. Neighboring settlements: Bozsok, Velem, Cák, Kőszegdoroszló and Perenye.

Transport

Roads

The village is the center of the local road network of Kőszeghegyalja, which is connected to the Szombathely-Kőszeg secondary main road.

Distance from airports

Population

20th Century


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History

There was a market place in the place of the village already before the Mongol invasion. In the Middle Ages, villages belonged to a castle or a lordship.
YearCastle or lordship where it be longedSquireEventAntecedentHungarian King
1279Saint Vid CastleKőszegi, MiklósSharing on estateDeath of Henrik Kőszegi in 1274IV. László
after 1291Lordship of RohoncDestruction of Saint Vid CastleIII. András
1374Lordship of RohoncRohonci family I. Lajos
1404Lordship of RohoncGarai familyGrantLászló Nápolyi's performance and expulsion from the country in 1402-1403Zsigmond
1445I. Frigyes German emperor occupied Kőszeg and RohoncGerman OccupationHungarian defeat against the Turks in the Battle of Varna in 1444V. László
1477Lordship of RohoncPesnitzer, UlrikKing Matthias's Austrian campaignHabsburg-Jagello Alliance against Hungarian King. I. Mátyás
after 1477Bozsok and SzerdahelyBornemissza, JánosGrantThe removal of Bozsok and Szerdahely from the lordship of RohoncI. Mátyás
from 1526Bozsok and SzerdahelySibrik familyGrantDeath of János Bornemissza I. Ferdinand
1616-1848partly Bozsok and SzerdahelySibrik family
1616-1848partly lordship of RohoncBatthyány familyPurchaseGábor Sibrik in Turkish captivityII. Mátyás

In 1532, Turkish troops besieging Kőszeg together with the other villages in the area burned down Kőszegszerdahely. The inhabitants of the villages fled to the Castle of Kőszeg and, together with the citizens of Kőszeg, led by Captain Miklós Jurisich, stopped the Turks.

Sights

All Saints Church

Ethnographic Exhibition

Wine cellars

Ereszténymajor

Here is a 120 years old Cedrus atlantica.

Famous people