Bozsok (German: Poschendorf) is a village in Vas County,

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. It is mentioned in some records from the 13th century. It is near the remains of some Roman water pipes. It lies at the foot of the

Kőszeg Mountains The Kőszeg Mountains , sometimes called the Guns or Güns Mountains (german: Günser Gebirge, hu, Kőszegi-hegység), are a mountain range in the Alpokalja area, the easternmost region of the Alps. The territory of the range is shared between A ...

on the border with

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, having Rechnitz on the other side. One of the attractions of Bozsok is Sibrik Castle.

Famous people

The architect

Miklós Hofer Miklós Hofer (8 May 1931 – 10 January 2011) was a Hungarian architect. Hofer was born in Bozsok, Hungary. He undertook his undergraduate studies at the Budapest Technical University in 1954 and gained a master's degree in 1958. He worked fo ...

was born in Bozsok in 1931.

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

References

Populated places in Vas County {{Vas-geo-stub