Meszlen

Meszlen
Meszlen Location of Meszlen
Coordinates: 47°20′00″N 16°42′12″E / 47.33324°N 16.70326°E / 47.33324; 16.70326
Country	Hungary
County	Vas
Area
• Total	12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	230
• Density	19.13/km2 (49.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9745
Area code	94

Meszlen is a village in Vas county, Hungary, located 15 kilometers northeast of Szombathely. Neighboring villages are Acsád, Csepreg, Tömörd, Vasasszonyfa, Salköveskút, Kőszegpaty.

History

The place is inhabited from ancient times. Northwest of the village there are ancient kurgans. Roman remnants were also found. The first charter mentions it in 1255 as Mezlen. The village belonged to the servants of the Bishop of Győr. There was a ground fortress in the village neighbor: Világos. In 1910 the village had 640 Hungarian inhabitants.

Landmarks

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The village has a church from the Árpád age, dated to the 13th century on the basis of architectural style elements, and which was mentioned in charter in 1430. In the 15th century the landowner was the Meszlényi family. In 1592 the church became the property of the Reformed Church. It was also the place of the county council and local parliament in 1598 and 1599. In the 18th century the Roman Catholic Church took back the church.

References

External links

• Homepage of Meszlen
• Street map (Hungarian)

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