Cák is a village in
Vas County,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
, 25 km away from
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
and 6 km south from
Kőszeg
Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character.
History
The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...
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History
In Cák graves have been found from Roman times. The earliest known reference to the village was from 1279 as Villa Chak. Turks destroyed the village in 1532, and Christian soldiers burned it down in 1573 and 1606.
[ Cák in the German language Wikipedia]
External links
Street map
References
Populated places in Vas County
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