Lengyel
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Lengyel is the highest inhabited village in Tolna County, Hungary
. It is located between Bonyhád
and Dombóvár
.
After approximately 200 years of residency, Lengyel's ethnic German Danube Swabian population was dispossessed of its property and forcibly removed to Germany following the end of World War II.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It is located between Bonyhád
Bonyhád
Bonyhád is a town in Tolna County in Southwestern Hungary. It is governed by a city council and a mayor. The current mayor of Bonyhád is Arpad Potapi who has served in this capacity since 2002....
and Dombóvár
Dombóvár
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.
Notable Aspects
- Apponyi manor house surrounded by 22 hectares of park with botanical rarities.
- Kindergarten museum
- Svájceráj (a stable built in the Swiss fashion from the 19th century)
- Apponyi basement
- The post office and kindergarten building (The first Apponyi manor house, which is smaller in size)
- Anna Bath - With 100 hectares of forested park, a school, a lake, and a small zoo.
- Sánci Peak (A historical area protected by Mór Wosinsky) with a beautiful panorama of the Kapos Valley.
People
- Sándor Apponyi (hu)
- János Bogdán (hu)
- József Cserháti (hu)
- Mór Wosinsky (hu)
After approximately 200 years of residency, Lengyel's ethnic German Danube Swabian population was dispossessed of its property and forcibly removed to Germany following the end of World War II.