| Várong | |
|---|---|
|  Coat of arms | |
|   Várong Location of Várong in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′31″N 18°02′47″E / 46.52528°N 18.04639°E | |
| Country | Hungary | 
| Region | Southern Transdanubia | 
| County | Tolna | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 148 | 
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postal code | 7214 | 
| Area code | +36 74 | 
| Website | www.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).
- ↑ http://fib.bme.hu/folyoirat/cs/cs2012.pdf
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