Lake Kerka in Kerkaszentkirály

Attention anglers!
ZAH/020/1718-3/2023 was registered by the Agricultural Department of the Zala County Government Office. based on the application submitted by the Kerkaszentkirály Municipality and the Hungarian National Fishing Association, the lake located at Kerkaszentkirály 061, 062, 063, 064, 065/1, with the name Kerka-tó Kerkaszentkirályi, as a fish farming water area.
Formerly known as Kerka backwater in Kerkaszentkirályi,
The water area code of Lake Kerka in Kerkaszentkirály is 20-095-1-1.
Please enter the catch data accordingly in the catch log in the future!

According to legends, the settlement of Kerkaszentkirály was founded by Saint László, but this is unlikely, compared to the fact that it was originally a royal estate, which is what its name also refers to (Zent-királ). The XIV. The first written mention of the village dates from the beginning of the century, which by the end of the century was already the property of the Bánffys of Alsólendva, and remained so until the family died out, for almost 300 years. During the last decades of this, the Turkish subjugation falls, during the destruction of which a third of the population perishes. The XVII. from the end of the 20th century From the beginning, the settlement belonged to the Esterházy family. Today's settlement primarily attracts attention with its well-kept public areas and beautiful surroundings, where the Kerka and the Lendva, which flows at the border of the village, are a real treat. Signs along the trail provide information on the individual topics, as well as the flora and fauna.

The Kövi csík nature trail in Kerkaszentkirály presents the history of the village, fishing with small tools, the pre-world of the Kerka and the Mura in the inner part of the settlement, along the Kerka. It is a short but enjoyable walk from the park created at the former mill to the end of the fishing pond. In the meantime, you can pay your respects not only at the memorial park for the local victims of the World War.