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Venek (Gyor-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary)
Vének
Last modified: 2000-12-08 by dov gutterman
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by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
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Overview
V�nek is a small village in Gy�r-Moson-Sopron County in
Hungary near to the City of Gy�r (17 km north) in the Szigetk�z
Island of the Danube. The village has got 158 inhabitants (1990
census), nearly all of them are Hungarians. Neighbouring
settlements are: Gy�r city, G�ny� and Kisbajcs villages in
Hungary, Tr�vnik (F�ss) and �i�ov (Csics�) villages in
Slovakia. In 1910 V�nek was a village in the
T�szigetcsilizk�zi district of Gy�r County. Number of
inhabitants in 1910: 274; 274 (100,0%) Hungarian by mother
tongue, 273 (99,6%) Roman Catholic and 1 (0,4%) other by
religion.
Ratio of the horizontal flag: 2:3. Ratio of the vertical flag 1:2
Description of the CoA: The shield is quartered, and the 4th
field is divided by two silver stripe. In the first field there
is St John of Nepomuk saving the settlement of the fishermen and
shipmen. In the second field there is an anchor relates to the
shipmen living here from 1240. In the third field there is a
mill-wheel relates to the old shipmills on the Danube. The two
silver stripes of the fourth field relate to the Danube and the
Mosoni Danube (this is a small arm of the river), and the fish
relates to the fishing of the last centuries and now.
Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
Vertical Flag
by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
Coat of Arms
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by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
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