Csempeszkopács is a village in
Vas County
Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.
Geography
Vas County lies in weste ...
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Hungary
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History
The village was created by uniting two villages, Csempeszháza and Kopács, in the 19th century. In 1910 the village had 313 inhabitants.
The Árpád Age Church
* The most important architectural heritage of the village is the Árpád Age church. It was the church of the Kopács part of the village. It was dedicated to
Saint Michael
Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...
archangel. This 13th-century
romanesque style
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Ro ...
church stands on a little hill. Inside details of the medieval murals can be seen. Later the church was renewed in the barock style. The main altar's painting was painted by
Stephan Dorfmeister
Stephan Dorfmeister or, in Hungarian, Dorffmaister István (1729 – 29 May 1797) was a painter of German origin who worked primarily in Burgenland and Transdanubia (now part of Hungary).
Biography
A birth year of 1729 is assumed, based on par ...
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* In the Csempesz part of the village, there is a castle of late renaissance of Balog-family. elynek It has been built in the late 16th century, later renewed in barock style. It also contains the local history museum.
Image:CsempeszkopacsHungary.jpg, The Roman Catholic Church of Csempeszkopács, built in the 13th century: southern view.
Image:Szent Mihály templom, bélletes kapu, Csempeszkopács2v.jpg, The southern doorway of Roman Catholic Church of Csempeszkopács.
References
* Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon, (The History of Art in Hungary), Gondolat, Budapest
* Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of Hungarian Art), Budapest
* Marosi E. (1972): ''A román kor művészete'', (Art of the Roman Age). Corvina, Budapest,
* Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest,
* Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) 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
* Valter I. (2005): Árpád-kori téglatemplomok Nyugat-Dunántúlon. (Árpád Age Brick-Churches in Transdanubia, Hungary). Budapest
* Dercsényi D. (1959): Árpád-kori mûemlékeink Vas megyében. (Árpád Age Architectural Heritage in Vas County). Vasi Szemle 1959. 2. sz.
* Ernst M. (1935): A dunántúli falfestés középkori emlékei. (Medieval Murals in Transdanubia, Hungary). Pestvidéki nyomda. Budapest, 84 p., 15 table.
* Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország mûemlékei. I. Dunántúl. (Architectural Heritage of Hungary. I. Transdanubia). Budapest, 1959. 444 p.
External links
The homepage of the villageThe map of the villageStreet map
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Populated places in Vas County
Romanesque architecture in Hungary