Körmend

Körmend
Town
Aerial view of the palace

Seal
Körmend
Location of Körmend
Coordinates: 47°00′40″N 16°36′21″E / 47.01098°N 16.60575°E / 47.01098; 16.60575Coordinates: 47°00′40″N 16°36′21″E / 47.01098°N 16.60575°E / 47.01098; 16.60575
Country  Hungary
County Vas
District Körmend
Area
 • Total 52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 12,379
 • Density 234.49/km2 (607.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 9900
Area code (+36) 94
Website www.kormend.hu

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

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.

Clubs

Alternative Student Pastime Club (ADI)

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Körmend is twinned with:

Sport


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