Dozmat is a village in Vas County,

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Geography and setting

The village can be found 8 km west of

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, on the creek Arany. This region is called

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(Subalps) because of the vicinity of the Alp Mountains in Austria. The neighbouring villages are: Narda,

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, and Bucsu.

History

In the vicinity of the village, a neolithic settlement was found. During the Hungarian arrival in the 8-9th century it was the place of the court of

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and his servants. The church of the village was built in the 12th century and its patron was Saint George. The village is frequently mentioned in medieval charters: in 1269 as ''villa Duruzmot'', in 1281 as ''Duruzomat'', in 1291 as ''Durzumot'', in 1333 as ''Dorzmat'', in 1355 as ''Torndurzmata'', in 1358 as ''Dorozmath'', in 1416 as ''Eghazasdorozmath'', in 1430 as ''Kysdorozmath'', in 1466 as ''Dorsmath'', in 1472 as ''Drozmath''.

The old mythical song of „Dozmati Regőlés”

Very old traditions of the folk art and songs were collected in this village. The most well known is the song of „Dozmati Regőlés”.

Sightseeing: the old church of Dozmat

This church was a center for the neighbouring villages in the 14th century. In 1690 the church was burned and it was renewed in the next decade, mostly in

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. However, recent architectural archaeology has revealed the old carvings of the western tower doorway. This frieze edge is very similar to a belt ornament of an avar-hun belt buckle.

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

The homepage of Dozmat village

The history of the church

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080227223848/http://www.oszk.hu/hun/szakmai/restaurator/restaurator_dozmati_hu.htm The Codex of Dozmat
The Madonna statue of Dozmat

References

* 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. * Bérczi Sz. (2007): Magyar tájakon: Művészet és műveltség II. Kincses Észak-Dunántúl. (TKTE) Piremon () {{authority control Populated places in Vas County Romanesque architecture in Hungary