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Balatonkeresztúr
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Village
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Aerial view of Balatonkeresztúr
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  Balatonkeresztúr Location of Balatonkeresztúr | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′44″N 17°22′18″E / 46.69559°N 17.37154°E / 46.69559; 17.37154 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Marcali |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi) |
| Population
(2017)
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| • Total | 1,492[1] |
| Demonym(s) | keresztúri, balatonkeresztúri |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
8648
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| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 167 km (104 mi) Northeast |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Balatonkeresztúr Online |
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
According to the local tradition, the village's name comes from the crossing of roads (Hungarian: kereszteződés, keresztezés). However, the more well-accepted theory states that, like many other villages in Somogy County, Balatonkeresztúr was named after the patron of its church, in this case, Szent Kereszt (English: Holy Cross).[3]
According to László Szita, the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]
The Hungarian folk song Szép a huszár, ha felül a lovára was collected in 1923 in Balatonkeresztúr by Lajos Bárdos.
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