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Bálványos (Hungary)
Bálványos is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Etymology Its name derives from the Hungarian word ''bálvány'' (), which could mean also a stone column. According to legends it was a place for pagan idolatry. Geography It lies in the northern part of ''Outer Somogy'', south of ''Gyugy-hát'' (311 m) (the third highest hill in Somogy County) in a valley. Lake Balaton is 10 km north of the village. It can be reached by car from the M7 Motorway. Neighbouring villages are Kőröshegy, Zala, Lulla, Balatonendréd, Kereki and Pusztaszemes. History Bálványos and its surroundings could have been inhabited even before the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, as evidenced by bronze fibula found in its territory. According to the legend, the place offered refuge to Koppány's fleeing armies. The settlement was first mentioned in 1001, in the ''Establishing charter of Pannonhalma Abbey'' as ''Baluvanis''. Later in the Establishing charter of the abbey of Tihany in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balvanyos
Balvanyos ( Hungarian: ''Bálványos'') is a spa resort in Covasna County, in the east of Transylvania, central Romania. It lies at an altitude 840–950 m on the southern slopes of the Bodoc Mountains, some 67 km from Sfântu Gheorghe, the county's seat. The spa is located close to the ruins of the 11th century Balvanyos Citadel (, ). The spa is one of several hydrothermal and volcanic features of the region. It lies 10 km from the Lake Sfânta Ana, which is unique in this part of Europe. A geological feature locally known as "The Birds' Cemetery" – precipice with hydrogen sulphide Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless chalcogen-hydride gas, and is toxic, corrosive, and flammable. Trace amounts in ambient atmosphere have a characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. Swedish chemist Ca ... emanation – is also located nearby. The spa has been known for its health properties for centuries, but has only been commercially ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County
Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci County, Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina County, Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala County, Zala, Veszprém (county), Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna (county), Tolna, and Baranya (county), Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2. History Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Establishing Charter Of The Abbey Of Tihany
The establishing charter of the abbey of Tihany is a document known for including the oldest written words in the Hungarian language. The document, dated to 1055, lists the lands the king donated to the newly founded Tihany Abbey. It is mostly in Latin, but contains several Hungarian words and expressions, the longest of which is ''feheruuaru rea meneh hodu utu rea'' (in modern Hungarian: ''Fehérvárra menő hadi útra,'' 'onto the military road leading to Fehérvár'). Background The Benedictine abbey of Tihany was founded by King Andrew I and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Aignan of Orleans. The establishing charter is likely to have been composed by Bishop Nicholas. The Benedictine monks were settled in Tihany by King Andrew, who had a church and a monastery built for them on the hill of the Tihany peninsula near Lake Balaton. The charter, written on vellum, is today in the Benedictine abbey of Pannonhalma. The road mentioned must have been a military road from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannonhalma Abbey
The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Saint Martin on Mount Pannonhalma (lat. ''Archiabbatia'' or ''Abbatia Territorialis Sancti Martini in Monte Pannoniae'') is a medieval building in Pannonhalma and is one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary. Founded in 996, it is located near the town, on top of a hill (282 m). Saint Martin of Tours is believed to have been born at the foot of this hill, hence its former name, Mount of Saint Martin (), from which the monastery occasionally took the alternative name of Márton-hegyi Apátság. This is the second largest territorial abbey in the world, after the one in Monte Cassino. Its sights include the Basilica with the Crypt (built in the 13th century), the Cloisters, the monumental Library with 360,000 volumes, the Baroque Refectory (with several examples of ''trompe-l'œil'') and the Archabbey Collection (the second biggest in the country). Because of the exceptional architectural evolution of the abbey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koppány
Koppány, also called Cupan was a Hungarian lord in the late 10th century and leader of pagans opposing the Christianization of Hungary. As the duke of Somogy, he laid claim to the throne based on the traditional idea of seniority, but was defeated and executed by Stephen (born with the pagan name Vajk), son of the previous grand prince Géza. According to modern scholars' consensus view, he was a member of the royal Árpád dynasty. Koppány was the lord of the southern region of Transdanubia during the reign of Géza, who ruled between the early 970s and 997. After the death of Géza, Koppány laid claim to the throne against Géza's devout Christian son, Stephen. His claim was mainly supported by pagan Hungarians, but the royal army routed his army near Veszprém in 997 or 998. Koppány was killed either in the battle or in his duchy, whither he had fled from the battlefield. His corpse was cut in four pieces to be displayed on the walls of four major strongholds of Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Conquest Of The Carpathian Basin
The Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, also known as the Hungarian conquest or the Hungarian land-taking (), was a series of historical events ending with the settlement of the Hungarians in Central Europe in the late 9th and early 10th century. Before the arrival of the Hungarians, three early medieval powers, the First Bulgarian Empire, East Francia, and Great Moravia, Moravia, had fought each other for control of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin. They occasionally hired Hungarian horsemen as soldiers. Therefore, the Hungarians who dwelt on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, Pontic-Caspian Steppe east of the Carpathian Mountains were familiar with what would become their homeland when their conquest started. The Hungarian conquest started in the context of a "late or 'small' Migration Period, migration of peoples". The Hungarians took possession of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin in a pre-planned manner, with a long move-in between 862–895. Other theories asser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pusztaszemes
Pusztaszemes is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. It is known for being the birthplace of János Kádár's father, ''János Krezinger''. Etymology The name of Pusztaszemes originates from the words ''szem'' () and ''puszta'' because this area depopulated during the Turkish occupation. It is also possible that the village got its name after its first owner, a man called ''Szemes''. Geography It lies on the ''Outer Somogy Hill Range'', 10 km south of Balatonföldvár, in the southern end of the ''Kőröshegy-Pusztaszemes Valley''. The ''Brook Séd'' and ''Brook Jaba'' have their sources there. The first flows to the North in the Lake Balaton, the second to the South in the ''River Koppány''. History Pusztaszemes was first mentioned in 1229 as ''Scernes''. I also appears in the papal tithe register between 1332 and 1337. In 1536 it was written as ''Waralyazemes'' (''Waralya'' means ''Castle bottom''). Ottoman Porte's tax register mentioned it initially, later it became un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kereki
Kereki is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... Gallery File:Doublecross, Kereki.jpg, Hungarian cross File:Horthy Plaque, Kereki.jpg, Horthy Plaque File:Horthy Statue, Kereki.jpg, Horthy Statue External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonendréd
Balatonendréd is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is a holiday resort near to Lake Balaton known for its wine and for its bobbin lace. The most famous sight is the ''Kájel Lace Museum''. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kap .... Gallery File:Saint Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Balatonendréd.jpg, Saint Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Balatonendréd File:Holy Mary Column in Balatonendréd.jpg, Holy Mary Column in Balatonendréd File:Saint Andrew Catholic Church with stone cross in Balatonendréd.jpg, Saint Andrew Catholic Church with stone cross in Balatonendréd External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulla
Lulla is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zala (village)
Zala is a village in Somogy County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kőröshegy
Kőröshegy is a village directly south of Balatonföldvár in Siófok District, Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is known in Hungary for being a holiday destination near to Lake Balaton attracting thousands of visitors yearly. Kőröshegy is also famous for its grapes, wine and the ''Viaduct of Kőröshegy'' on the M7 Motorway which is a symbol of the village. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Etymology There are several theories about the origin of the name of the village. According to the most accepted one it derives from the name of the tree, Fraxinus () which is typical on the settlement. In medieval descriptions this territory was named ''Kreuris tue'' (). In Somogy County people used or use the word ''hegy'' () instead of ''domb'' (). According to the second also popular explanation the fact that the village is surrounded by hills could lead to the world ''körös'' which meant ''kör alakú'' (). ''Kajetán Darnay'' states that the villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
