Monoszló is a village in

Veszprém county Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (''megye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western ...

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 ...

History

The village is a very ancient settlement mentioned in the old charters. One notable descendant of the village is

Lodomer Lodomer ( hu, Lodomér; died 2 January 1298) was a prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary in the second half of the 13th century. He was Archbishop of Esztergom between 1279 and 1298, and Bishop of Várad (now Oradea in Romania) from 1268 till 1279. H ...

Archbishop of Esztergom In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

in the second half of the 13th century. during king

Ladislaus IV of Hungary Ladislaus IV ( hu, IV. (Kun) László, hr, Ladislav IV. Kumanac, sk, Ladislav IV. Kumánsky; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was ...

. As the Archbishop of Esztergom was the second highest rank within the church in Hungary. The village has an old parish church.

Sightseeing

The church of the village exhibits many medieval details in its architecture. The southern doorway is particularly notable and includes the tree of life, flanked by two birds. Nearby is the Hegyestű geological site, where one can observe the needle shaped basalt rock formation created during the area's volcanic past.

References

* Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest * Dercsényi D. (1972): Románkori építészet Magyarországon. Corvina, Budapest * Ludwig E. (2002-2008): Rejtőzködő Magyarország. MN Online. A sorozat cikke Monoszló templomáról. * 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.

External links

European vine routes portal

Monoszló in the www.utikonyvem.hu homepage

Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County Romanesque architecture in Hungary Erdődy family {{Veszprem-geo-stub