Iregszemcse

46°41′52″N 18°10′50″E / 46.69768°N 18.18062°E / 46.69768; 18.18062Country HungaryCountyTolnaGovernment • MayorTóth SzabolcsArea • Total58.33 km² (22.52 sq mi)Population • Total2,600^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code74

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Districts

• Új Élet
• Rákóczi
• Újbarázda

Nearby municipalities

• Csehi-Puszta
• Okrádpuszta
• Új-Ireg
• Nagy-Szokoly
• Medgyespuszta
• Fornádpuszta
• Tamási

Sights

• Viczay-Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Viczay-Kornfeld kastély) (1820)
• Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Kornfeld kastély):
• Kálvária-kápolna: 15th-century gothic temple

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)

References