Sóly

Sóly
Sóly
Location of Sóly
Coordinates: 47°07′46″N 18°01′56″E / 47.12944°N 18.03219°E / 47.12944; 18.03219Coordinates: 47°07′46″N 18°01′56″E / 47.12944°N 18.03219°E / 47.12944; 18.03219
Country  Hungary
County Veszprém
Area
  Total 10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 415
  Density 40.36/km2 (104.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8193
Area code(s) 88

Sóly is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

Aerial photograph of Sóly

Sights

  • Reformed church: King Stephen I of Hungary built a chapel in Sóly. The final battle against Koppány happened in the vicinity of the village. There is a royal charter about this chapel from 1009, connecting the Sóly church to the first Christian Hungarian King Stephen.
  • Royal Sword: A statue erected in 1998 remembering the final battle between Koppány and István and the Árpád dynasty. This is the largest sword in the world that is made of wood.


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