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Meszlen is a village in Vas county,
The village has a beautiful church from the Árpád age. It was built in the 13th century, on the basis of architectural style elements. However, the church was mentioned in charter in 1430. In the 15th century the landowner was the Meszlényi family. In 1592 the church became the property of the Reformed Church. It was also the place of the county council and local parliament in 1598 and 1599. In the 18th century the Roman Catholic Church took back the church.
Homepage of Meszlen
Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Vas County Romanesque architecture in Hungary {{Vas-geo-stub
Meszlen is a village in Vas county, 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 ...
, located 15 kilometers northeast of Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
. Neighboring villages are Acsád, Csepreg
Csepreg (German: ''Schapring; Croatian: Čepreg'') is a town in Vas County, Hungary. It is the largest town on the Répce River. The current mayor of the town is Zoltán Horváth, elected on November 13, 2019.
Although tourism, particularly ca ...
, Tömörd
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Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked co ...
, Vasasszonyfa, Salköveskút, Kőszegpaty.
History
The place is inhabited from ancient times. Northwest of the village there are ancient kurgans. Roman remnants were also found. The first charter mentions it in 1255 as ''Mezlen''. The village belonged to the servants of the Bishop ofGyőr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
. There was a ground fortress in the village neighbor: Világos. In 1910 the village had 640 Hungarian inhabitants.
Landmarks
The village has a beautiful church from the Árpád age. It was built in the 13th century, on the basis of architectural style elements. However, the church was mentioned in charter in 1430. In the 15th century the landowner was the Meszlényi family. In 1592 the church became the property of the Reformed Church. It was also the place of the county council and local parliament in 1598 and 1599. In the 18th century the Roman Catholic Church took back the church.
References
External links
Homepage of Meszlen
Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Vas County Romanesque architecture in Hungary {{Vas-geo-stub