Feldebrő is a village in
Heves county
Heves county ( hu, Heves megye, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-S ...
in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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Feldebrő stands in the valley of the Tarna River, at the southeastern foot of the
Mátra
The Mátra ( sk, Matra) is a mountain range in northern Hungary, between the towns Gyöngyös and Eger. The country's highest peak, Kékestető (1014 m), belongs to this mountain range.
The Mátra is part of the North Hungarian Mountains ...
Mountains. Nearby villages include
Vécs
Vécs is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Tarnóca creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 608 (see Demographics). The village located 5,2 km far from the (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line and 11,7 km far ...
,
Aldebrő
Aldebrő is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Tarna River. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 675 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line and 3,8 km far from t ...
,
Tófalu
Tófalu is a village in Heves County
Heves county ( hu, Heves megye, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, B ...
,
Kerecsend
Kerecsend is a village in Heves County, Northern Hungary Region, Hungary.
Geography
The village is located on the northern part of the Great Hungarian Plain,
14 km south from Eger in Heves county
Heves county ( hu, Heves megye, ) lies ...
,
Egerszólát
Egerszólát is a small village in Heves county, in the north-eastern part of Hungary, west of Eger. It is located in Eger wine region
Eger wine region ( hu, Egri borvidék) is a Hungarian wine region in North-Eastern Hungary. It is famous for i ...
, and
Verpelét
Verpelét is a town since 2013, with 3,780 inhabitants end 2014, in Heves county (''megye''), in the Northern Hungary region.
Geography
History
The VERPELET post office opened on 13 October 1867, and was dependent on Postal Directory Bu ...
. The village belongs to the Archdiocese of
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque build ...
.
Origin of the name of the village
The name of the village comes from the Hungarian word debrő "broad valley." It may be related to the Slavic dialect term debra "floodplain."
Sightseeing
During the Árpád period the village belonged to the Aba family. It may have been one of that family's principle seats, given that a Hungarian king was buried in the church. The original church in the form of a Greek cross was built in the 11th century; it contained the tomb of King
Samuel Aba of Hungary
Samuel Aba ( hu, Aba Sámuel; before 990 or 1009 – 5 July 1044) reigned as King of Hungary between 1041 and 1044. He was born to a prominent family with extensive domains in the region of the Mátra Hills. Based on reports in the '' Gesta ...
. The building was later transformed into a three-nave church, but the original crypt was preserved.
References
* Henszlmann, Imre (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
* Gerő, László (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
* Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanischen Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
External links
Feldebrő Official HomepageEuropean vine tours poratlFeldebrő on Vendégváró homepageFeldebrő in the szeporszag.hu homepageAerial photosFeldebrő – railway station
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Romanesque architecture in Hungary
Populated places in Heves County