Mánfa

Mánfa
Sarlós Boldogasszony Church of Mánfa

Coat of arms
Mánfa
Location of Mánfa in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E / 46.15839; 18.24043Coordinates: 46°09′30″N 18°14′26″E / 46.15839°N 18.24043°E / 46.15839; 18.24043
Country Hungary
Region Southern Transdanubia
County Baranya
Subregion Komlói
Rank Village
Area[1]
 • Total 27.70 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total 896
 • Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 7304
Area code +36 72
KSH code 33923[3]
Website www.manfa.hu

Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Settings

Mánfa is situated in the Mecsek Mountain sin 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 is an old foundation from the Árpád age. In 1949 another village, Budafa was attached to it, and the united village was attached to the town of Komló, a mining town near Pécs. In 1991 people of Mánfa voted to separate from Komló and recently Mánfa is an independent village.

Sightseeings

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

References

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