Surd, Hungary

Village in Western Transdanubia, Hungary

Surd Šur / Šurda (in Croatian) Šurd (in Slovene)
Village
Flag Coat of arms
46°19′16″N 16°58′12″E / 46.32112°N 16.96991°E / 46.32112; 16.96991
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County	Zala
District	Nagykanizsa
Area
• Total	21.94 km² (8.47 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2023)^[1]
• Total	552
• Density	25/km² (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8856
Area code	(+36) 93
Website	surd.hu

Surd (Croatian: Šur, Šurda, Slovene: Šurd) is a village in Zala County, Hungary.

The village is best known for its production of Christmas trees.^[2]

Culture

The Hungarian folk song Röpülj, páva, röpülj was collected in 1935 in Surd by Vilmos Seemayer.

Surd was known since 1268, when it was presented as the estate of the Hahót family. In 1471 it was the estate of the Kanizsai family.

From 1659 it had a Lutheran pastor.

In 1848, Croatians burned the village more times.

^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 30 October 2023 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=02404. Retrieved 5 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ The village where Christmas trees grow (a TV-report in Hungarian)