Iregszemcse
Iregszemcse, also called Ireg-Szemcse, is a village in Tolna County, Hungary.
History
Iregszemcse was first mentioned articles of IV. Béla's abbey where it was a royal estate until 1387. Following a period where Hungary was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, it was resettled by Hungary nobleman Ádám Viczay in the 1600s.
The two villages Felső-Ireg and Szemcséd were joined in 1938.
On 15 January 2023, a mayoral election was held and saw Independent candidate Tóth Szabolcs win 434 votes (42.14%) out of five other independent candidates.
Former co-operative farms
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Nearby settlements
- Tamási
- Nagyszokoly
- Újireg
- Csehipuszta
- Okrádpuszta
- Hékútpuszta
- Medgyespuszta
- Fornádpuszta
Sights
- Viczay-Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Viczay-Kornfeld kastély) (1820)
- Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Kornfeld kastély): Houses the Agronomy Institute of the MATE University
- Kálvária-kápolna: 15th-century gothic temple
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)
References
- ^ Iregszemcse, KSH
- ^ "Hungary - Iregszemcse". www.1hungary.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Iregszemcse - 20230115". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-10-24.