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(2:3)
by István Molnár, 12 November 2000
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Mihályháza is a village in Veszprém County in Hungary near
to Town of Pápa (14 km west) in the
Little Hungarian Plains. The village has got 904 inhabitants
(1990 census) nearly all of them are Hungarians. Neighbouring
settlements are: Mezolak, Békás, Kemeneshögyész,
Vinár, Nemesszalók, Nyirád villages and Pápa town. The
territory of the village was inhabited in the Bronze Age. The
first mention of the village is from 1488. (Mihályháza means
Michael's House in English). All the settlers of the villages
were members of the lower nobility. In 1910 Mihályháza was a
village in the Pápa district of Veszprém County. Number of
inhabitants in 1910: 1190; 1188 (99,8%) Hungarian and 2 others by
mother tongue, 567 (47,6%) Calvinist, 422 (35,5 %) Lutheran 190
(16,0%) Roman Catholic and 11 (0,9%) other by religion.
The flag, the Coat of Arms and the seal were adopted in 2000.
Ratio of the horizontal flag: 2:3, the Vertical
Flag is 5:2.
István Molnár, 12 November 2000
(5:2)
by István Molnár, 12 November 2000
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by István Molnár, 12 November 2000
Standing shield divided by three silver-green-silver wavy
stripe relate to the Marcal River and the Bittva Brook. In the
red field there is a gold water-mill with black meel-wheel
relates to the famous water-mill of the settlement in the past.
In the green field a gold ear of wheat, a gold scythe and a gold
rake relate to the agriculture. The crown above the shield
relates to the lower nobility.
István Molnár, 12 November 2000