Fertőd

Fertőd (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrtøːd]) is a town in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950.

Fertőd
Town
Descending, from top: Esterházy Palace, gate of the Palace, and statue of Prince Nikolaus I
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Győr-Moson-Sopron county in Hungary
Fertőd Location of Fertőd
Coordinates: 47.61866°N 16.88144°E / 47.61866; 16.88144
Country	Hungary
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
District	Sopron
Area
• Total	48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	3,360
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9431
Area code	(+36) 99
Website	www.fertod.hu

It is the location of one of Hungary's best known palaces, Eszterháza, which was built in the 1760s by Prince Prince Nikolaus I Esterházy of the influential Esterházy family.

Prince Nikolaus IV Esterházy († 1920), his wife Margit († 1910), their son Anton († 1944) and other family members are buried in the Esterházy family cemetery in Fertőd, which is located in a small park around two kilometers northeast of the Eszterháza Palace (position: 47°38′08.1″N 16°53′04.8″E).

Twin towns — sister cities

Fertőd is twinned with:

• Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands

The palace at night

References

1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

External links

• Official site (in Hungarian)
• Street map Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
• Aerial photographs