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Körmend
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Town/város | ||
 The Batthyány–Strattmann mansion in Körmend | ||
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 Location of Vas County in Hungary | ||
| Country |
 Hungary | |
| Region | Western Transdanubia | |
| County | Vas | |
| Subregion | Körmend | |
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| • Mayor | István Géza Bebes (FIDESZ-KDNP) | |
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52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi) | |
Körmend (German: Kirment, Slovene: Kermendin) is a town in Vas County, Western Transdanubia Region, Hungary.
Places of interest[]
The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the castle with his family for nearly 10 years. He turned one of the wings of the castle into an ophthalmology clinic where he treated poor patients for free.
Today, the castle belongs to the Hungarian state.
Clubs[]
Alternative Student Pastime Club (ADI)
Notable people[]
Notable people who were born in Körmend:
Imre Sinkovits - actor of The Hungarian Nation
G.G. Goloman - collegiate basketball player
Péter Besenyei - aerobatic pilot
International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Körmend is twinned with:
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