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Kistótfalu

The village of a few hundred is located at the northern feet of the Baranya Hills, surrounded by forest from the west and south.

The fact that the village is a cul-de-sac on the road, causes many hardships to locals, and the population has significantly decreased since the mid-20th century. Many workers commute to work to Pécs via train.

There is a blazed trail which offers a short trip from Kistótfalu to the Basilica of Máriagyűd.

 

Attractions

Calvinist Church

The building was constructed between 1833 and 1839 in Neoclassical style and some Late Baroque elements. characteristics. Its exterior was renovated in 1978 and a rectangular copper pyramid roofing was placed on the tower in 1991. Its 2-row, 8-register organ was made in the Angster Organ Factory of Pécs.

Also worth visiting are some of the old, traiditional houses like the one at 44 Kossuth Street which was built in 1783.

Accomodation:

Ibolya Guesthouse Address: 7768 Kistótfalu, Kossuth L. u. 15. Tel.: +36 73 413 178 Tel.: +36 70 4599 524 E-mail: prodipkft@freemail.hu

Tasnádiné Hardy Judit (Guesthouse) Address: 7768 Kistótfalu, Kossuth L. u. 15. Tel.: +36 72 515 884

Congregation of the Reformed Church Address: 7768 Kistótfalu, Kossuth u. 39. Inf.: Mayor's office 

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History

The area have been already populated 4-6000 years ago, and in the 1st millennium a road for the Roman armies lead through here as evidenced by the remains found during excavations. The village of Kistótfalu was first mentioned in the Monasterium Sanctus Trinitatis, a founding document from 1183.

During the centuries, the people of Kistótfalu had to rebuild their settlements three times but it was always located in the same area. In 1839, because the lack of water, the people moved to a fourt spot founding the present day Kistótfalu.