Karcsa

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Karcsa
Karcsa
Location of Karcsa
Coordinates: 48°18′38″N 21°47′50″E / 48.31050°N 21.79726°E / 48.31050; 21.79726Coordinates: 48°18′38″N 21°47′50″E / 48.31050°N 21.79726°E / 48.31050; 21.79726
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
  Total 43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 2,004
  Density 45.87/km2 (118.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3963
Area code(s) 47

Karcsa is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Aerialphotography of Karcsa
Aerialphotography of Karcsa romanesque church

Sightseeing for visitors

In the village we can see an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church. It consists of two parts. Older is the rotunda built with 6 sections. Younger is, - although of Árpád age - the parochial romanesque church of the village. Once it had 3 naves. At the western entrance there are column-capitals with old sculptures. One is a wrestling scene well known in all Eurasia. The other wrestling scene can be found at the Bény (Bíňa) church of the same age (Árpád age). The rotunda has 2 other structural relatives of this type in the Carpathian Basin: Gerény and Kiszombor. They are probably origin and relation with the art of the Caucasus Mountains.

Outer references

  • Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest
  • Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
  • 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
  • Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország műemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungray). Budapest
  • 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
  • Szőnyi O. (É.n.): Régi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes églises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A Műemlékek Országos Bizottsága. Mirályi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest.
  • Jósvainé Dankó K. (é.n.): Karcsa. Református templom. (Karcsa. Reformed Churches.) Tájak, korok múzeumok kiskönyvtára, 572. TKM Egyesület, Budapest

External links

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