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by István Molnár, 29 May 2001
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Csákánydoroszló is a village in Vas County in Hungary near
to Town of Körmend (10 km west) on
the left bank of the Rába River. The settlement has got 1.711
inhabitants (1990 census) neraly all of them are Hungarian.
Neighbouring settlements are: Gasztony, Hegyhátszentmárton,
Ivánc, Felsőmarác, Halogy, Magyarnádalja, Kemestaródfa
villages and Körmend town in Hungary, and Heiligenbrunn
community in Austria.
The settlement is the union (1939) of Nagycsákány and
Rábadoroszló villages. In 1910 Nagycsákány and Rábadoroszló
were villages in the Körmend district of Vas County of the
Kingdom of Hungary. Number of its inhabitants in 1910:
Nagycsákány: 1.780 (95,6% Hungarian, 4,1% German by mother
tongue, 96,9% Roman Catholic, 2% Jew, 0,7% Lutheran by religion),
Rábadoroszló: 396 (95,2% Hungarian, 4,0% German by mother
tongue, 99,0% Roman Catholic by religion). The village has
got beautiful castle (which you can see in the Coat of Arms). Image based upon a photo sent by
the Mayor of the village. Coat of Arms from
the "Az Őrség és a Göcsej tourist map".
Home Page of Csákánydoroszló village at <www.falvaink.hu>.
István Molnár, 29 May and 29 June 2001
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by István Mo