Körmend

Körmend is a town in Vas County, Western Hungary.

Places of interest

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, 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.

Sport

Notable people

Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann, nobleman
László Batthyány-Strattmann, doctor and nobleman
Sándor Bejczy, politician
Imre Sinkovits, actor of the National Theatre
Péter Besenyei, aerobatic pilot
Soulwave, alternative rock band
Krisztián Pars, hammer thrower
Antal Rogán, economist and politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Körmend is twinned with: