Orfalu

Orfalu (Slovene: Andovci, German: Andelsdorf) is a village in the District of Szentgotthárd, Vas county, Hungary.

The village of Orfalu, along with the neighboring Újbalázsfalva (now part of Apátistvánfalva), is mentioned in documents dating back to the 16th century.

When Hungarian King Béla III settled Cistercian monks from France in the area that would become Szentgotthárd, the region began to develop.

The steward’s report states: "The year before their submission, the Turks looted them, burned down the entire village, killed 18 people in the fire, took 60 captive, beheaded two, and drove off all the livestock, at least 300 head.

That year, a memorial plaque was unveiled next to the restored belfry, listing the names of the residents who were alive at that time in alphabetical order.