Boldogasszonyfa is a village in

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county,

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Location

It is on the border of

and Somogy counties, next to Szentlászló. The nearest city is

Szigetvár Szigetvár (; hr, Siget; tr, Zigetvar; English language, English: Islandcastle; german: Inselburg) is a town in Baranya (county), Baranya County in southern Hungary. History The town's Medieval fortification, fortress was the setting of the S ...

, which is 10 km from the

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History

Boldogasszonyfa has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Its name is first mentioned in 1344 in a diploma. In 1746 came Slavs and Germans. The village was owned by the Igmándy family. In 1950 the government of

annexed the village from Somogy to Baranya. In 2001 the population's consistency was 2,7% German and 6% Gypsy; the others were

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and others.

Monuments

* Chateau Igmándy * Roman Catholic Church (built up between 1830 and 1872 (classic style)) * Memorial park of the deployed

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* Memorial park of the world war victims * World War victims' memory cross

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Local statistics
{{authority control Populated places in Baranya County