Szigliget

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Szigliget
The fortress of Szigliget
The fortress of Szigliget
Flag of Szigliget
Flag
Coat of arms of Szigliget
Coat of arms
Szigliget is located in Hungary
Szigliget
Szigliget
Location of Szigliget
Coordinates: 46°47′46″N 17°26′18″E / 46.79610°N 17.43829°E / 46.79610; 17.43829
Country Hungary
CountyVeszprém
Area
 • Total34.26 km2 (13.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total805
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8264
Area code87
Websitehttp://szigliget.hu/

Szigliget is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

Settings

The village can be found on the northern bank of Lake Balaton in the vicinity of Badacsony and Keszthely. The village was built between and on volcanic hills. It can be reached by car on the 71 highway or by train on the Székesfehérvár–Tapolca-railway stopping at Badacsonytördemic-Szigliget station.

History

The settlement existed in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Celtic, Roman and Avar archaeological finds were discovered in the vicinity. The ruins of a parochial church, built in the 12th century, can be seen. Until 1822 the area was an island in Lake Balaton. The island was connected to the mainland in 1822 by rearrangement of the bank-dams around Balaton.

Sightseeings

Avas church ruins

The church was built in the Árpád era (12th century), of basalt. The old tower is still standing.

Castle Szigliget

The ruins of the medieval fortress stand atop the 239m Várhegy hill. It was built by Favus of Pannonhalma between 1260 and 1262. Recently restored, the castle looks out on a panorama of Lake Balaton toward the Tapolca Basin. Poets have praised the beauty of the village and landscape.

The manor of Count Esterházy

The manor house, built in the 19th century by the House of Esterházy, is a modern home for artists, surrounded by the arboretum of 9,2 hectares.

Gallery

  • Avasi-church ruins
    Avasi-church ruins
  • Fortress from above
    Fortress from above
  • Fortress
    Fortress
  • Eszterházy-manor house
    Eszterházy-manor house

References

  1. ^ Szigliget, KSH

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