Fertoszéplak
Encyclopedia
Fertőszéplak is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron
county, Hungary
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Fertődszéplak is one of the Hungarian villages on the international Lake Neusiedl Bike Trail. Other Hungarian places on the course are Fertőd
, Hegykő
, Fertőhomok
, Hidegség
, Fertőboz
, Balf
und Fertőrákos
.
The important Hungarian noble family Széchenyi originated from Fertöszéplak and lived here until they moved to Nagycenk
in the 18th century.
The baroque Allsaints church was built in 1726 under Count György Széchenyi. Besides the church is a small calvary
.
The Széchenyi castle is situated opposite the church.
The Village Museum: On the Széplaki Road you can find several exaples of baroque farmhouses. Five of them contain the village museum. These nicely restorated buildings exhibit examples of history and work and life of the common people around the Lake Neusiedl. Different examples of fully furnished kitchens, bed- and livingrooms show the development of the lifestyle from 1850 to 1950. Also on display are examples of craftmenship like weaving, wickerwork and fishing. In the barns and sheds, some of them with thatched roofs, examples of the technical development in farming are shown.
Gyor-Moson-Sopron
Győr-Moson-Sopron is the name of an administrative county in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom, Veszprém and Vas. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is Győr...
county, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Fertődszéplak is one of the Hungarian villages on the international Lake Neusiedl Bike Trail. Other Hungarian places on the course are Fertőd
Fertod
Fertőd is a town located in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950....
, Hegykő
Hegyko
Hegykő is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, Fertőhomok
Fertohomok
Fertőhomok is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, Hidegség
Hidegség
Hidegség is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.-Sightseeing for visitors: the old church of Árpád age:In the village there is an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church standing on the top of the hill above the village. The church consists of two parts. Older is...
, Fertőboz
Fertoboz
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, Balf
Balf
Balf is the main tribe of the region Babol, and originate from the House of Suren.Balf is a town in Hungary, a district of Sopron.The well-known Jewish scholar and writer Antal Szerb was deported to a concentration camp near Balf and there beaten to death there in January 1945....
und Fertőrákos
Fertorákos
Fertőrákos is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182.It is located at , about from Sopron, near Lake Fertő and the Austrian border. In summer, a border checkpoint for pedestrians and cyclists connects it to the Austrian municipality of...
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The important Hungarian noble family Széchenyi originated from Fertöszéplak and lived here until they moved to Nagycenk
Nagycenk
Nagycenk is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
in the 18th century.
The baroque Allsaints church was built in 1726 under Count György Széchenyi. Besides the church is a small calvary
Calvary
Calvary or Golgotha was the site, outside of ancient Jerusalem’s early first century walls, at which the crucifixion of Jesus is said to have occurred. Calvary and Golgotha are the English names for the site used in Western Christianity...
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The Széchenyi castle is situated opposite the church.
The Village Museum: On the Széplaki Road you can find several exaples of baroque farmhouses. Five of them contain the village museum. These nicely restorated buildings exhibit examples of history and work and life of the common people around the Lake Neusiedl. Different examples of fully furnished kitchens, bed- and livingrooms show the development of the lifestyle from 1850 to 1950. Also on display are examples of craftmenship like weaving, wickerwork and fishing. In the barns and sheds, some of them with thatched roofs, examples of the technical development in farming are shown.
Fotos
Source:- Museumsguide of Sopron, (www.tourinform.sopron.hu)
- Allgemeines Bildungszentrum Porpáczy Aladár, 9431 Fertöd, Joseph Haydn str. 2