Berzence

Berzence ( or ; ) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary, where Somogy Slovenes still live. Lankócz, Atak, Vecsernye-puszta, Szenterzsébet, Keresztfai-puszta, Perdócz-major, Garics-puszta, György-major (formerly Koplaló) and Vadaskerti-major are all parts of Berzence.

Key facts

Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Berzence
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Village
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: V. Festetich-kastély (7825. számú műemlék) 2.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Festetich Mansion in Berzence
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: HUN Berzence Címer.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +2

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14 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
History
Lankócz
Atak
Vecsernye-puszta
Szenterzsébet
Mindszent
Main sights
Culture
Famous residents
Gallery
References
External links

==Etymology== The name Berzence probably comes from the Slavic *berza—birch (see numerous Slavic place names like Breznica or Březnice). The older etymology is also Brězьnica > Brežnica which derives from bregъ—river bank. 1228 Burzence.