Porrogszentkirály

Porrogszentkirály Porog (in Slovene) Sekral (in Croatian)
Village
Coat of arms
Porrogszentkirály Location of Porrogszentkirály
Coordinates: 46°16′31″N 17°02′32″E / 46.27539°N 17.04210°E / 46.27539; 17.04210
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Csurgó
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	262[1]
Demonym(s)	szentkirályi, porrogszentkirályi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8858
Area code	(+36) 82
Patron Saint	Stephen I
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	László Szászfalvi (KDNP)
Website	Porrogszentkirály Online

Porrogszentkirály (Slovene: Porog, Croatian: Sekral) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary where the Somogy Slovenes still live.

Etymology

According to the local legends Ladislaus I of Hungary came in the area once and a nail fell out of the wheel of his chariot. A cottar noticed it and put his finger in the hole. The king asked him where he lives. But he could not tell him because his village had no name. So the village got the name Szentkirály (English: Saint king).

The scientific explanation states that it was named after the patron of its church, Saint Stephen of Hungary, the first saint among the Hungarian kings, like Rinyaszentkirály.^[2]

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)

References

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