Iregszemcse

Iregszemcse, also called Ireg-Szemcse, is a village in Tolna County, Hungary.

Iregszemcse
Aerial view of Iregszemcse
Coat of arms
Iregszemcse Location of Iregszemcse
Coordinates: 46.69768°N 18.18062°E / 46.69768; 18.18062
Country	Hungary
County	Tolna
Government
• Mayor	Tóth Szabolcs
Area
• Total	58.33 km2 (22.52 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,600[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7095
Area code	74

History

Iregszemcse was first mentioned in the articles of IV. Béla's abbey was a royal estate until 1387. Following a period where Hungary was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, it was resettled by Hungary nobleman Ádám Viczay in the 1600s.^[2]

The two villages Felső-Ireg and Szemcséd were joined in 1938.

On 15 January 2023, a mayoral election was held and saw Independent candidate Tóth Szabolcs win 434 votes (42.14%) out of five other independent candidates.^[3]

Former co-operative farms

• Új Élet
• Rákóczi
• Újbarázda

Nearby settlements

• Tamási
• Nagyszokoly
• Újireg
• Csehipuszta
• Okrádpuszta
• Hékútpuszta
• Medgyespuszta
• Fornádpuszta

Sights

• Viczay-Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Viczay-Kornfeld kastély) (1820)
• Kornfeld Castle (Hungarian: Kornfeld kastély): Houses the Agronomy Institute of the MATE University
• Kálvária-kápolna: 15th-century gothic temple

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)