Meszlen
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Meszlen | |
|---|---|
 Location of Vas county in Hungary | |
  Meszlen Location of Meszlen | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′00″N 16°42′12″E / 47.33324°N 16.70326°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Vas |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 230 |
| • Density | 19.13/km2 (49.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9745 |
| Area code | 94 |
Meszlen is a village in Vas county, Hungary, located 15 kilometers northeast of Szombathely. Neighboring villages are Acsád, Csepreg, Tömörd, Vasasszonyfa, Salköveskút, Kőszegpaty.
The place is inhabited from ancient times. Northwest of the village there are ancient kurgans. Roman remnants were also found. The first charter mentions it in 1255 as Mezlen. The village belonged to the servants of the Bishop of Győr. There was a ground fortress in the village neighbor: Világos. In 1910 the village had 640 Hungarian inhabitants.
