Körmend

Hungary

Körmend is a town in Vas county (megye), Western Hungary.

Sights

The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the castle with his family for nearly 10 years. He turned one of the wings of the castle into an ophthalmology clinic where he treated poor patients for free.

Today, the castle belongs to the Hungarian state.

Contact

JOINT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE / SECRETARIAT Márta Tuisz
email
titkarsag@kormend.hu
address
9900 Körmend, Szabadság tér 7.
phone
+36 94 592 929