Kunsziget, Györ-Moson-Sopron, Hungary

The Hungarian village Kunsziget has 1.230 inhabitants and is located 17 km west of Györ, the “island” along the danube – its streams allow for fertile fields to surround the village After floods threatened the inhabitants repeatedly throughout the 1950ies, they resettled to the village that today is called Kunsziget. The strictly ordered settlement structure – one traditionally designed single-family house next to another – within a grid square street system represents that building plots were assigned based on a clear plan. Behind the mostly ground-level houses, there are about 300 ha of green areas with gardens, fruit and vegetable farming for personal needs.

Evaluated: 2012