rség National Park  is a Hungarian National Park established in 2002 with a total area of 440 km2 (110,000 acres; 170 sq mi). The region takes its name Őrség (meaning ‘watch post’) from the Magyars, who in order to defend the western gates, built watch posts across this land. Over the centuries, the landscape has been shaped by farming on small sections keeping harmony in relations with nature […]

Őriszentpéter is a town in Vas county, Hungary. The town extends on the hills of the region Őrség, where the river Zala flows through. Zala has its source about 10 kilometres (6 miles) away at Szalafő. History The village of Őriszentpéter is first mentioned in chronicles from 1280. The inhabitants of the village were defenders of the border of Hungary on […]