Vasvár

Vasvár (German: Eisenburg, Slovene: Železnograd, Latin: (formerly) Castrum Ferrum), is a town in Vas County, Hungary. It was the county seat of Vas County.

Vasvár
Aerial photography of Vasvár
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vas county in Hungary
Vasvár Location of Vasvár
Coordinates: 47.04799°N 16.80389°E / 47.04799; 16.80389
Country	Hungary
County	Vas
Area
• Total	55.1 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	4,266
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9800
Area code	94

History

Vasvár in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1907

While the Ottomans occupied most of central Europe, the region north of lake Balaton remained in the Kingdom of Hungary (1538–1867) (captaincy between Balaton and Drava). The town was the head of the EISENBURG comitat near 1850.^[2] Until 1918, VASVÁR was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary;^[3] in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

During World War II, Vasvár was captured on 31 March 1945 by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive.