Cserénfa
village in Hungary
Cserénfa is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Etymology
Its name derives from the South Slavic person name Cserin and the -fa part ist a short form of falva (English: village).
History
According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.
Sport
Cserénfa Speedway was a motorcycle speedway venue off the Fő utca. The venue hosted a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1993.
The same site was also an international motocross venue, which itself was demolished during the 1990s, with the site being marked by the motocross pálya building.
The public source identifies “Cserénfa” as village in Hungary. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cserénfa, village and Hungary.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q872514. Authority coordinates are 46.310, 17.880. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993.
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This entry incorporates text from “Cserénfa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.