Kiszombor
| Kiszombor | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Hungary |
| County | Csongrád County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.81 km2 (25.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 4,210 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 6775 |
| Area code(s) | 62 |
Kiszombor is a village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 65.81 km2 (25 sq mi) and has a population of 4210 people (2002).
It is an agricultural village, near the river Maros. With more than its 750 years history it has some antic buildings, for example the Castle Ronay, and the Rotunda which is a church with circle-shaped sketch. There are some beautiful wall-paintings in Gothic style which were painted in the 14th century. The church itself was built in Romanesque style in the 13th century.
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. Many Hungarian artists appear, play, sing, dance and so on.
Sightseeing for visitors
In the village we can see an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church. It consists of two parts. The older is the rotunda built with six sections. The younger is the village church. The rotunda has two other relatives of this type in the Carpathian Basin: Gerény and Karcsa.
External links
- 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
See also
| City with county rights |
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| Large villages | ||
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 20°26′E / 46.183°N 20.433°E