Kiszombor
Kiszombor | |
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Large village | |
Coordinates: 46°11′10″N 20°25′40″E / 46.18611°N 20.42778°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Csongrád |
District | Makó |
Area | |
• Total | 65.81 km2 (25.41 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2015) | |
• Total | 3,795 |
• Density | 57.12/km2 (147.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6775 |
Area code | (+36) 62 |
Kiszombor is a more than 800 years old village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Geography[edit]
It covers an area of 65.81 km2 (25 sq mi) and has a population of 3795 people (2015). It is an agricultural village, near the Maros River.
There is a border-crossing point into Romania near the village, where the first village is Cenad.
There is a village-festival on the third weekend of September every year. A number of Hungarian artists appear, play, sing, dance and so on.
Sightseeing for visitors[edit]
In the village a number of old architectural heritage from the Romanesque art to Romantic art can be seen.
Churches[edit]
Rotunda (Szent István tér)
The rotunda was built in the 12th century with a circular ground plan outside and with sixfold arched inside. There are only 3 such churches in Europe, all 3 in the late Kingdom of Hungary (and in the Carpathian Basin), in the east part of it: Kiszombor, Gerény and Karcsa. Relatives of this rotunda-type could be found in the Caucasus. The frescos were painted in the 14th century and 18th century. In 1776 a rectangular church was attached to the rotunda, later in 1910 a big Roman Catholic Church was attached to it, the rotunda used to be their chapel.
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Rotunda, Kiszombor
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Inside, Rotunda
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Frescos, inside, Rotunda
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Details, inside, Rotunda
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Fresco, inside, Rotunda
It was built in Neoromanesque art in 1910 after demolishing the old church in Baroque art.
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Roman Catholic Church, Kiszombor
Mansion[edit]
Rónay Castle (Móricz Zsigmond u. 1–3.)
It was built in Romantic art around 1858. There is a 3-storey rampart-like tower on the short west side. Its park and the original interior was destroyed during the Communism in Hungary.
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Rónay Castle, Kiszombor
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South side, Rónay Castle, Kiszombor
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North side, Rónay Castle, Kiszombor
Rónay Mansion (Aladár Mansion) (Szegedi u. 1/B)
The mansion was built in the 1860's in Classical art. Its designer is unknown. The building was restored in 2005, showing its old beauty, and operates as a restaurant under the name Rónay kúria.
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East side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Aladár's Mansion (Aladár Mansion), Kiszombor
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West side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Aladár's Mansion (Aladár Mansion), Kiszombor
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Rónay Granary, in front of the Aladár Mansion, Kiszombor
Rónay Mansion (Tibor Mansion) (Szent István tér 2.)
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East side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Tibor's Mansion (Tibor Mansion) Kiszombor
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West side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Tibor's Mansion (Tibor Mansion) Kiszombor
Granary[edit]
Granary with portico (Óbébai u. 2.)
The building in Classical art was built around 1835. This granary designed and constructed with style is unique in Hungary.
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Multi-storey granary with portico, Kiszombor
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Multi-storey granary with portico, Kiszombor
References[edit]
- Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon. (The History of Arts in Hungary). Gondolat, Budapest
- Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of the Hungarian Arts). Budapest
- Gerevich T.: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
- Gerő L. : Magyar műemléki ABC. Budapest, 1984
- Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
- Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
- Marosi E.: A román kor művészete, (Art of the Romanesque Ages). Corvina, Budapest, 1972, ISBN 963-13-2000-6
- Szilágyi A. (2008): A Kárpát-medence Árpád-kori rotundái és centrális templomai. (The Rotunda and Central Building Churches in the Carpathian Basin.) Semmelweis Kiadó, Budapest
External links[edit]
Media related to Kiszombor at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website in Hungarian
- Restaurant Rónay kúria