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Also known as Hercegkut

Hercegkút () is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. Swabians— German immigrants — from the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) region of Germany settled here and played a major role in the evolution of the village’s viticulture. The cellars of Gombos Hill and Kőporos are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Hercegkút
Settlement.other_name
Trautsondorf
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Hercegkút, látkép.JPG
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Hercegkút.svg
Settlement.image_shield
HUN Hercegkút Címer.svg
Settlement.shield_size
80px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Hungary
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Hercegkút
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
[[]]
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sárospatak
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.81
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Country
Hungary
Population
598
Area
7.81
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.hercegkut.hu
Image
Hercegkút, látkép.JPG
Dialing code
47
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postal code
3958
Commons category
Hercegkút
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • German Origins
  • Founding the Village
  • Religious Background
  • Deportations
  • Population
  • German language
  • Gombos Hill and Kőporos Cellars
  • Memorial to the Deported
  • Notable people
  • Coat of arms
  • Sister cities
  • References

Hercegkút () is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. Swabians— German immigrants — from the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) region of Germany settled here and played a major role in the evolution of the village’s viticulture. The cellars of Gombos Hill and Kőporos are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hercegkút” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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