Várong

Place in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary

Coat of arms

46°31′31″N 18°02′47″E / 46.52528°N 18.04639°E / 46.52528; 18.04639CountryHungaryRegionSouthern TransdanubiaCountyTolnaArea

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• Total6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total148 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7214

Area code+36 74Websitewww.varong.hu

Várong is a village in Tolna county, Hungary. A few vikings from Russia were settled here.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Várong at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
^ Várong at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2011
^ the Hungarian King Béla III (~1148-1196) summoned the above mentioned varangian warriors (Greek:varangoi) to his Hungarian court. He allowed them to settle in the countryside, where their name is preserved in the Hungarian place-name Várong (Tolna County).
^ "Swedes and Hungarians in the whirlwind of time - from history to concrete" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-13.