Bük is a town in
Vas County
Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.
Geography
Vas County lies in weste ...
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Hungary
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, close to the Austrian border. Nowadays it has a reputation for being a popular holiday destination in Hungary and one of the major spa and wellness spots in Central Europe.
Location
The town is situated 27 kilometers from
Szombathely
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Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, 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 the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...
at the Répce-river plains.
History
The village is first mentioned in charters in 1271 with the name: ''Byk''. The church was built in the 12th century, so the village is even older. In 1461 the name of the village is ''Poss. Vinchefalwa Byk''. The name corresponds to the old Vinczlófalva-Bik, which is now called Felső-Bükk. In the 15th century there were three Bik villages (Alsó-Bük, Mankó-Bük and Felsö-Bük). The Büki Family was the landowner. Their descendants were the Mankóbüki Horváth,
Mankóbüki Balogh and the Felsőbüki Nagy families. Pál Felsőbüki Nagy was a famous member of the Hungarian House of Representatives in the 19th century. Other notable landowners were the Counts
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Notable people
* Benedek Cseszneky, office holder, diplomat
* György Cseszneky, castellan of Tata, Hungary, Tata and Győr
* Gyula Cseszneky (1914-ca 1970) poet, translator, Macedonian Voivo ...
who bought Alsóbük in the 16th century.
Sights
Baths
In the autumn of 1957, an investigation was made to establish the presence of oil in the region, but a hot water spring was found. The town built a baths in 1962. Later the water became a medical water and a new baths was erected in 1972 for all year use of the hot water baths.
Around the bath several camp sites, hotels, boutiques, pensions and restaurants were built and in 1992 the 'recreation park' was opened as well. Today the bath in Bük is the second largest medicinal bath in Hungary. One of the most well known hotels in Bük is the Birdland Resort & Spa, which was awarded the Best Hungarian Wellness Hotel in 2007.
Árpád age church
The church was devoted to the patrician of
St Caliman, built in the 13th century. Later restored in gothic style (in 1408), and its tower was rebuilt in 1658. Between 1732 and 1757 the whole church building was renewed in baroque style. The murals are from this period. The virgin Mary Column is from the 18th century.
Old palace of the Felsőbüki Family
The old palace of the Felsőbüki Family was founded around 1790 by Pál Felsőbüki Nagy. Originally it was formed in the so-called
coptic style. Later, in 1880 it was renewed in
eclectic style
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Twin towns – sister cities
Bük is
twinned with:
*
Illingen, Germany
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Törökbálint
Törökbálint is a town in Pest county, Hungary. Törökbálint received town status on 1 July 2007.
The city also has a German name, ''Großturwall'', which originates from the times of the Swabian immigration after the Ottoman times of Hung ...
, Hungary
Gallery
Thermal bath, aerial, Bük1.jpg
Thermal bath, aerial photo, Bük.jpg
Szapáry mansion, aerial, Bük.jpg
Thermal bath, aerial, Bük.jpg
References
External links
Bük Homepage of the townBük on the visitors homepageMap – BükAerial images of Bük and Bük-BathStreet map
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Populated places in Vas County
Romanesque architecture in Hungary
Spa towns in Hungary
Thermal baths in Hungary