Várong

Várong
Coat of arms of Várong
Coat of arms
Várong is located in Hungary
Várong
Várong
Location of Várong in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°31′31″N 18°02′47″E / 46.52528°N 18.04639°E / 46.52528; 18.04639
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
CountyTolna
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
148
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7214
Area code+36 74
Websitewww.varong.hu

Várong is a village in Tolna County, Hungary. A few Vikings from Russia were settled here.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Várong at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. ^ Várong at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2011
  3. ^ the Hungarian King Béla III (~1148-1196) summoned the above mentioned varangian warriors (Greek:varangoi) to his Hungarian court. He allowed them to settle in the countryside, where their name is preserved in the Hungarian place-name Várong (Tolna County).
  4. ^ "Swedes and Hungarians in the whirlwind of time - from history to concrete" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-13.


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