Zákány

Zákány

Zákány

Village in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary

For people named Zákány, see Zákány (surname).

Zákány (Croatian: Zakon / Žakanj) is a village in Hungary which is located in Somogy County next to the Croatian border.

Quick Facts Zakon / Žakanj (in Croatian), Country ...

Location of Zákány

Located in Southern Transdanubia, next to the Croatian border and river Dráva.

Nearest Cities:

History of Zákány

The first mention of Zákány was in 1227 in the middle of the Mongol invasion of Europe when Zákány was called Zacun. In 1309 the people changed the village's name to Zakaan. The first refer to the village's castle was in 1325. In the 14th century (1332) the village had a parish.

References

  1. [1]
    "Zákány, KSH". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2018-05-19.


Stub icon

This Somogy county location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Zákány, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.