Türje
Türje is a village in Zala County, Hungary. The village is located in the North-Eastern part of Zala County, near the great turn of Zala river, between the Keszthelyi Mountains and Kemeneshát Hills. The village has a railway station on the line of the Boba, Hungary, Boba–Őrihodos railway which is connecting the two local centers of Zalaegerszeg and Celldömölk. It is also connected with Zalaszentgrót by bus. History The foundation of the village may go back to the 10th century. The monastery of the Premonstratensian monks was founded at the beginning of the 13th century. In the old charters, the village was mentioned in 1234. In this time, the Türje (genus), Türje genera was the landowner of the village and the neighboring villages too. The provostry was a basic administrative center between 1268 and 1358. Its role in the economic transportations between Buda and Venezia gave emphasis to the development of the village in the 14th century. Turks destroyed the village ...
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