Cák

Village in Western Transdanubia, Hungary

Cák Caka (in Croatian) Zackenbach (in German)
Village

Flag Coat of arms
47°21′16″N 16°30′53″E / 47.35456°N 16.51470°E / 47.35456; 16.51470
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County	Vas
District	Kőszeg
Area
• Total	6.48 km² (2.50 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2023)^[1]
• Total	293
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9725
Area code	(+36) 94
Website	www.cak.hu

Cák is a village in Vas County, Hungary, 25 km away from Szombathely and 6 km south from Kőszeg.

History

In Cák graves have been found from Roman times. The earliest known reference to the village was from 1279 as Villa Chak. Turks destroyed the village in 1532, and Christian soldiers burned it down in 1573 and 1606.^[2]

External links

Street map (in Hungarian)

References

^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 30 October 2023 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=08271. Retrieved 5 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Cák in the German language Wikipedia