Tornaszentandrás is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, in

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. The name literally means '

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Sightseeing

The major sight in the village is the parish church of Saint Andrew dating back to the

Árpád dynasty The Árpád dynasty consisted of the members of the royal House of Árpád (), also known as Árpáds (, ). They were the ruling dynasty of the Principality of Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries and of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 130 ...

: it has a double apse. In one of apse stands a statue of the patron saint of miners,

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. In the other stands a statue of the patron saint of the church,

. The landowners of the village settled miners from

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, in northern Italy, and their religious tradition is probably reflected in these apses here in Hungary. Tornaszentandrás is home to extraordinary landscapes, which are especially breathtaking in the early hours.

References

* H. Szabó B. (1979): Árpád-kori emlékek Borsodban. Miskolc * Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest * Henszlmann, I. (1876): ''Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése'', (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest

Outer links

Tornaszentandrás on a Vendégváró homepage.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tornaszentandras Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Romanesque architecture in Hungary