Hegyhátszentjakab is a
village
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in
Vas County
Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.
Geography
Vas County lies in weste ...
, in the west
region
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of
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...
.
It is an ancient area with Roman-era tombs and monuments. The Hungarians settled here during the time of Saint Stephen.
The first documented mention of the settlement on the edge of Őrség dates back to 1310, and it was named after the patron saint of its church, Saint James the Apostle. The church was built in the 13th century and was bought by the Esterházy family in 1738.
During the 20th century, the village suffered losses during both World Wars. Today, it is known for its Vadása Lake, and about one-third of its population is Lutheran.
Geography
It covers an
area
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of 832.22ha and has a
population
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of 300 people (2005).
References
Populated places in Vas County
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