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Ráckeve
Ráckeve ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српски Ковин, Srpski Kovin) is a town on Csepel Island in the county of , Hungary. Its residents are mainly Hungarians, Magyars, with a minority of Serbs. The Serbian Kovin Monastery, the oldest in Hungary and one of two in the Diocese of Buda of the Serbian Orthodox Church was built in 1487 in the center of Ráckeve. Also located in the center of the town is the ''Savoy Castle, Ráckeve, Savoy Castle'' of Prince Eugene of Savoy, which was built in the baroque style between the years 1701 and 1702 by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. History After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today's Ráckeve belonged to the List of Hungarian rulers, Hungarian king. In the Middle Ages, there was a settlement here called ''Ábrahámtelke'', and also a monastery built in the 12th century, mentioned in an official document in 1212 for the first time. In the 15th century, many Serbs, Serb refugees came from the South, fleeing the invasions o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Castle, Ráckeve
Savoy Castle, also known as Savoy Mansion (), is an 18th-century Baroque style château located in Ráckeve, Hungary. This property is currently being used as a hotel and restaurant, and its reception halls can also be rented for special events. History Construction of the spacious home was begun in 1702 at the commissioning of Prince Eugene of Savoy and finished in approximately 1722. Prince Eugene had acquired Csepel Island in 1698, and he then began the planning process of this "maison de plaisance". Prince Eugene commissioned Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, a student of the Roman Carlo Fontana, to design this residence. Seven letters from Hildebrandt to the prince remain in the archives of the Gonzaga family in Mantua, and they provide planning and construction information about the mansion. The building has side wings which were completed in 1714, and the whole construction process was finished around 1720 to 1722. At the same time, the prince constructed another palace as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Kovin Monastery
The Serbian Kovin monastery () is the oldest monastery in Hungary and one of the two Monastery, monasteries in the Diocese of Buda of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is situated 40 km south of Budapest, on the island of Csepel Island, Csepel, in the center of the little town of Ráckeve (). History According to a preserved tradition, often neglected, this monastery has a medieval heritage and appeared in the first half of the 12th century. Helena of Rascia, Queen Helena, the daughter of the Prefect of Uroš I of Rascia, Raška Uroš I, and the wife of Hungarian king Béla II of Hungary, Bela II the Blind is mentioned as the founder of the monastery. At the time when the monastery was founded Hungary was being ruled by Helena instead of her underage son, Géza II of Hungary, Geza II (1141–1161).() Vojislav Matić: ''Pravoslavni manstir Srpski Kovin'', Platoneum, Novi Sad 2009. After the Turkish people, Turks had besieged and for the first time conquered Smederevo Fortress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Lukas Von Hildebrandt
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (14 November 1668 – 16 November 1745) was an Austrian baroque architect and military engineer who designed stately buildings and churches and whose work had a profound influence on the architecture of the Habsburg Empire in the eighteenth century. After studying in Rome under Carlo Fontana, he constructed fortresses for Prince Eugene of Savoy during his Italian campaigns, becoming his favorite architect. In 1700 he became court engineer in Vienna, and in 1711 was named head of the court department of building. He became court architect in 1723. His designs for palaces, estates, gardens, churches, chapels, and villas were widely imitated, and his architectural principles spread throughout central and southeast Europe. Among his more important works are Palais Schwarzenberg, St. Peter's Church, and Belvedere in Vienna, Savoy Castle in Ráckeve, Schönborn Palace in Göllersdorf, and Schloss Hof. Life Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt was born on 14 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovin
Kovin (, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 11,623, while the municipality has 28,141 inhabitants (2022 census). Other names In Romanian language, Romanian, the town is known as ''Cuvin'', in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Kevevára'' or (until 1899) ''Temeskubin'', and in German language, German as ''Kubin'' or Temeschkubin. In the past, the town was also known as ''Donji Kovin'' ("Lower Kovin") in contrast to the town with same name in Hungary that was known in Serbian language, Serbian as ''Ráckeve, Gornji Kovin'' ("Upper Kovin") and in Hungarian as ''Ráckeve'' ("the Serb Kovin"). History The Dacians, Dacian tribe of Albocenses dwelled in this area in the second century AD. There are remains of the ancient Ancient Rome, Roman fortress called ''Contra Margum'', opposite to the Margum Dubravica, Margum, a fortress on the other side of the Danube. In the nint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Eugene Of Savoy
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his era, Prince Eugene also rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna spending six decades in the service of three emperors. Born in Paris, to the son of a French count and a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Eugene was raised at the court of King Louis XIV. Initially destined for the priesthood as the youngest son of a noble family, he chose to pursue a military career at 19. Due to his poor physique and possibly a scandal involving his mother, Louis XIV denied him a commission in the French Royal Army and forbade him from enlisting elsewhere. Embittered, Eugene fled France and entered the service of Emperor Leopold I, Holy Roman Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subregions Of Hungary
Subregions of Hungary (in Hungarian language, Hungarian, , sing. ) were subdivisions of Hungary, dividing the twenty counties of Hungary (including Budapest) into 175 administrative subregions. The subregions were abolished and replaced by Districts of Hungary, 198 districts in 2013. List The subregions are listed below, by county: See also * List of regions of Hungary, Regions of Hungary * Counties of Hungary * Districts of Hungary (from 2013) ** Subregions of Hungary (until 2013) * Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1918) ** Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary * Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44) * List of cities and towns of Hungary * NUTS statistical regions of Hungary, NUTS:HU {{commons category, Subregions of Hungary Subregions of Hungary, Subdivisions of Hungary Lists of administrative divisions, Hungary, Subregions Second-level administrative divisions by country, Sub-regions, Hungary Hungary geography-relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csepel Island
Csepel Island (, ) is an island in the Danube in Hungary. It is long; its width after sections of bifurcation and rejoining (confluence) varies from . It has an area of and its population is 165,000. The isle extends south from Budapest; its northern point or section is Csepel – Budapest's District XXI. Most of the island is accessible from Budapest by the suburban railway. Towns include Ráckeve, Szigetszentmiklós, Szigethalom and Tököl. Csepel island was the first centre of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (: "conquest of the homeland"), being the early homestead of Árpád Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or '' kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' g ...'s tribe. The island is named after Árpád's horse groom, Csepel. It features Hungary's tallest structure, Lakihegy Tower, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HSCO; , ) is a quango responsible for collecting, processing and publishing statistics about Hungary, its economy, and its inhabitants. The office provides details for parliamentary and administrative offices, local councils and academia, financial institutions, the public at large and the media. Functions * To devise and conduct surveys * To demand collection of statistical data for the central state statistical system * To process and analyse information from the collection of statistical data based on compulsory and voluntary data supply * To supply data and analysis for state organizations * To satisfy requests from non-governmental organisations, parties, local government, academic researchers and the general public *To prepare and make the census and to process and publish the data from it. Regulation Legal referenceKSH - Rules on Statistics *Organization of National Statistics Act No. XXV of 1874 *Hungarian Royal Central Statist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Győr
Győr ( , ; ; 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 region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has City with county rights, county rights. History The area along the Danube River has been inhabited by varying cultures since ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE; the inhabitants were Celts. They called the town ''Ara Bona'' "Good altar", later contracted to ''Arrabona'', a name which was used until the eighth century. Its shortened form is still used as the German (''Raab'') and Slovak (''Ráb'') names of the city. Roman merchants moved to Arrabona during the 1st century BCE. Around 10 CE, the Roman army occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Szegedi Kis
István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first king of Hungary * Stephen Rozgonyi (died after 1440), ''ispán'' (Count) of Temes County * Stephen III Báthory (died 1444), Palatine of Hungary * Stephen V Báthory (1430–1493), Hungarian commander, judge royal and Voivode of Transylvania * Stephen VIII Báthory (1477–1534), Voivode of Transylvania * Stephen VII Báthory (1480–1530), Count of Temesvár and Palatine of Hungary * Stephen Báthory (1533–1586), Voivode of Transylvania, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania * Stephen Báthory (1555–1605), judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary * Stephen Bocskai (1557–1606), Prince of Transylvania and Hungary * Stephen Bethlen (1582–1648), Prince of Transylvania Politicians * István Balogh (poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
