Gelse: Hotels and Accommodation

Csillagvár, the Gyöngyösi Csárda, Katolikus templom and Evangélikus Templom are located in the wider regional surroundings of Gelse. Csillagvár is therefore a specific point of interest for culturally interested travellers.

You can book a hotel in Gelse.

Landscape

Károly-hegy is a named, mapped landform in the immediate vicinity of Gelse.

Öreghegy, Gesztenyés Hegy and Kökényesi-hegy are also located in the immediate vicinity of Gelse.

Gelse lies in the hills of the Zalai-dombság, within the Zalaapáti-hát landscape unit and in the valley of the Principális-csatorna.

Gelse has a railway station on the Szombathely–Nagykanizsa railway line. The station is located on the western edge of the settlement; it can be reached via a side road branching off Route 7529.

Culture

Gelse has medieval origins: the settlement has been inhabited since the Árpád era and is documented in sources from around 1280; another dating gives the year 1226.

According to reports, the majority of the population is Roman Catholic.

A church from the 18th century is listed as a protected historic building. It was built in 1786 in the late Baroque style and contains a fresco of the Coronation of Mary painted by István Dorffmaister.

Cycling

The named cycling routes that include Gelse include Pannon Pleasure 12, the “Völgybe-térő” cycling tour through the eastern Zala loess region and the Principális Valley, as well as the seven-day “Zala két keréken” route between Zalakaros and Zalaegerszeg. This documented connection to Gelse is relevant for travellers interested in cycling tours.

Gelse is located in Zala County, Hungary.

For further comparisons with nearby settlements: Galambok, Zalasárszeg, Garabonc, Nagyrada, Zalamerenye, Zalaszabar, Miháld, Zalakaros.

For the overview of the wider destination: Zalakarosi.