Harkány

Harkány [ hɒrka ː ɲ ] ( German: Harkan ) is a city in southern Hungary with about 3600 inhabitants.

Location

Harkány is the neighboring town of Siklos and lies like this at the foot of the Villány Mountains in the south of Baranya County. The border with Croatia, which runs along the Drava River is only 7 km away. In 4 to 6 km Distance villages Ipacsfa, Kovácshida and Márfa and to the north lie - right on the mountainside - the pilgrimage Máriagyűd belonging to Siklos. The environment is comfortable with to 442 m high mountains two streams for fishing, some lakes and castles and the famous red wines of the Villány- Siklos Wine Route.

Spa

Harkány is nationally for more than one and a half centuries mainly known for the hot springs of sulphurous water, which is particularly suitable for the treatment of joint diseases and gynecological disorders. Overall, there are nearly 35,000 accommodation options.

Events

In the village festivals and classical music concerts are held periodically. In the courtyard of the parish church of the work of the graphic artist László Morvay is issued, in particular its original, feueremallierte collection.

Traffic and larger towns in the area

Harkány is located on the B 58 Pécs - Drávaszabolcs ( Croatian border ) about 25 km south of Pécs. There is also a railway line from Sellye to Villány, but this is some years out of service. Larger towns in the area are Siklos, Villány, Túrony, Márfa, Kovácshida, Nagyharsány, Beremend.

Twinning

• Serbia Bačko Petrovo Selo ( Serbian Cyrillic Бачко Петрово Село ), Serbia
• Tuşnad Romania, Romania
• Germany Bruchkoebel, Germany

Swell

• Magyarország ( road map 1:200,000 ), Marco Polo Publisher