Türje is a village in
Zala County,
Hungary
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. The village is located in the North-Eastern part of Zala County, near the great turn of
Zala river
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, between the
Keszthelyi Mountains and
Kemeneshát Hills. The village has a railway station on the line of the
Boba–
Őrihodos railway which is connecting the two local centers of
Zalaegerszeg and
Celldömölk
Celldömölk (german: Kleinmariazell) is the fifth largest town in Vas County, Hungary. Parts of the Eragon movie were filmed here. The town with 11,000 inhabitants can be found in the centre of Kemenesalja Hills.
History
Celldömölk has a hi ...
. It is also connected with
Zalaszentgrót
Zalaszentgrót is a town in Zala County, Zala Counties of Hungary, County, Hungary. The settlement incorporates the suburbs Kisszentgrót, Tüskeszentpéter, Csáford, Zalakoppány, Zalaudvarnok and Aranyod.
Twin towns – sister cities
Zalasze ...
by bus.
History
The foundation of the village may go back to the 10th century. The monastery of the
Premonstratensian
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monks was founded at the beginning of the 13th century. In the old charters, the village was mentioned in 1234. In this time, the
Türje genera was the landowner of the village and the neighboring villages too. The provostry was a basic administrative center between 1268 and 1358. Its role in the economic transportations between
Buda
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and
Venezia gave emphasis to the development of the village in the 14th century.
Turks destroyed the village in 1532. Later the village received the status of
oppidum, with merchant town rights 1535. In 1566, the troops of
Sümeg
Sümeg (german: Schimeck) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. Sümeg is mostly known for Sümeg Castle. It is north of Lake Balaton.
Twin towns – sister cities
Sümeg is twinned with:
* Aichtal, Germany
* Sovata
Sovata (; hu, Szov ...
occupied the monastery and burned the church. The bishop of
Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
rebuilt the monastery as a fortress against the Turks in the long wars of the 16th century. During the last attack of the Turks against
Vienna
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, Törje become deserted by the Turkish army.
In the rebuilding period of the late 1690s, Türje again received the rights of the oppidium town in 1703. In the
Rákóczi
The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rakoczy'' in some forei ...
freedom fights, Türje was a base for the kuruc (Hungarian) troops. For this reason, the Austrian general Rabutin burned the village again in 1707.
In the years of 1720, the premontre monks returned; however, they were governed from two Austrian monasteries of
Pernegg
Pernegg is a town located in the district of Horn in Lower Austria, Austria
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and
Hradisch. Finally, the monastery became independent in 1802. In this period, the monastery was the landowner of the village.
The railway construction of the late 19th century gave impetus to the development of the village.
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in Türje are the monastery and the Romanesque church. Türje become famous for the discovery of the medieval murals of the
Saint Ladislaus legend on the northern walls of the church. After
Tereske,
Ócsa, and
Vizsoly, this church is the fourth most important place where medieval frescoes can be found.
References
* Lángi József, D. Mezey Alice (2002): Beszámoló a türjei volt premontrei prépostsági templomban feltárt Szent László-legenda falképciklusról. (Report about the recently discovered Sain Ladislaus legend mural in the Türje Premontre Church.) Műemlékvédelmi Szemle, 2002/2. sz.
Sister towns
*
Joseni,
Romania
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Outer links
Türje Village homepageTürje in the Vendégváró homepageAerial photographs of Türje
Populated places in Zala County
Romanesque architecture in Hungary
Türje (genus)
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