The village at the interstate 8 were first mentioned in documents in 1248. In the forest in north primeval hill graves are located. The dukes Batthány play an important role in the history of the place. After the Turks had conquered the city Kaniza (approx. 100km in the south), the settlement was removed to a fortress. After the Turk wars the fortress was converted again and received the current baroque style. Approximately 1800 inhabitants.