Andrásfa

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Andrásfa
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Location of Vas county in Hungary
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Andrásfa
Location of Andrásfa
Coordinates: 46°57′50″N16°47′43″E / 46.96393°N 16.79535°E / 46.96393; 16.79535 Coordinates: 46°57′50″N16°47′43″E / 46.96393°N 16.79535°E / 46.96393; 16.79535
Country Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
County Vas
Area
  Total 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 287
  Density 34.87/km2 (90.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9811
Area code(s) 94

Andrásfa is a village in Vas County, Hungary.

The village is positioned to the south of the Zala River, some 10 km (6.2 mi) from Vasvár

Zala (river) river in Hungary

The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. Its source is in the hills northwest of Szalafő near the borders with Austria and Slovenia. Its length is 139 km and drains water from 2,622 square km. Several smaller rivers feed into it, including the Felső-Válicka, Szentmihályfalvai patak (brook), Szévíz csatorna (channel), Foglár csatorna on the right bank, and Szentjakabi patak, Sárvíz (Zala) patak, Széplaki patak, Csörgető patak and Nádas patak on the left bank. It flows through the city of Zalaegerszeg before flowing into Lake Balaton near Keszthely. The River Zala flows through the Hungarian counties of Vas and Zala.

Vasvár Place in Vas, Hungary

Vasvár, is a town in Vas County, Hungary.


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