Fertőszéplak is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county,

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. Fertődszéplak is one of the Hungarian villages on the international Lake Neusiedl Bike Trail. Other Hungarian places on the course are

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. The important Hungarian noble family

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originated from Fertöszéplak and lived here until they moved to

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in the 18th century. The baroque Allsaints church was built in 1726 under Count György Széchenyi. Besides the church is a small

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. The Széchenyi castle is situated opposite the church. The Village Museum: On the Széplaki Road you can find several examples of baroque farmhouses. Five of them contain the village museum. These nicely restorated buildings exhibit examples of history and work and life of the common people around the

Lake Neusiedl Lake Neusiedl (german: Neusiedler See), or Fertő ( hu, Fertő (tó); hr, Nežidersko jezero, Niuzaljsko jezero; sl, Nežidersko jezero; sk, Neziderské jazero; cs, Neziderské jezero) is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, straddl ...

. Different examples of fully furnished kitchens, bed- and livingrooms show the development of the lifestyle from 1850 to 1950. Also on display are examples of craftmenship like weaving, wickerwork and fishing. In the barns and sheds, some of them with thatched roofs, examples of the technical development in farming are shown.

Gallery

Image:Fertö z01.jpg, Hungarian side of the

Image:Fertödszeplak z01.jpg, Museum, streetfront Image:Fertödszeplak z23.jpg, Museum, farmyard Image:Fertödszeplak z07.jpg, Museum, furniture Source: * Museumsguide of Sopron,
www.tourinform.sopron.hu
* Allgemeines Bildungszentrum Porpáczy Aladár, 9431 Fertöd, Joseph Haydn str. 2

External links

Official website (jet only) in Hungarian

Street map
Populated places in Győr-Moson-Sopron County {{Gyor-geo-stub