Cák
Cák is a village in Vas County, Hungary. It is 25 km away from Szombathely and 6 km south from Kőszeg.
Cák
Caka (in Croatian) Zackenbach (in German) | |
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Village | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Cák Location of Cák | |
| Coordinates: 47.35456°N 16.51470°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County | Vas |
| District | Kőszeg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 259 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9725 |
| Area code | (+36) 94 |
| Website | www |
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.[2]
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)
References
- "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Cák in the German language Wikipedia
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