Mánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
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 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Baranya |
| Subregion | Komlói |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
| • 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[1] |
| Website | www.manfa.hu |
Geography
editMánfa is situated in the Mecsek Mountains in Southern Hungary. It can be reached by car along the No. 66 highway in the Kaposvár–Sásd–Magyarszék–Pécs line.
History
editThe village dates to the Árpád age. In 1949, it was officially combined with another village, Budafa, and the united village was attached to the town of Komló, a mining town near Pécs. In 1991, the people of Mánfa voted to separate from Komló, again making Mánfa an independent village.
Landmarks
edit- The Árpád age romanesque church consecrated to Our Lady (Sarlós Boldogasszony)
References
edit- ^ a b Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Mánfa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.