The town was under the feudal jurisdiction of the Pálffy family between 1600 and 1848.
David Palffy (born 1969), Canadian actor of Hungarian extraction
David Palffy | Pálffy |
After the 17th century the Amadé, Kánya, Cseszneky and Pálffy families were the most important land-owners in the village.
Count Fidél Pálffy de Erdőd (6 May 1895, Szentgyörgy/Svätý Jur – 2 March 1946, Budapest) was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary.