Meszlen

250px|thumb|Main street of Meszlen Meszlen is a village in Vas county, Hungary, located 15 kilometers northeast of Szombathely. Neighboring villages are Acsád, Csepreg, Tömörd, Vasasszonyfa, Salköveskút, Kőszegpaty.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Meszlen
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Vas county in Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Vas
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_total_km2: 12.02
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 230
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 2004
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_density_km2: 19.13
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.postal_code: 9745
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_code: 94
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Population: 195
Area: 12.02
Official website: meszlen.hu
Image: Meszlen2.jpg
Dialing code: 94

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postal code: 9745
Commons category: Meszlen

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==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.