Árpás

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Győr-Moson-Sopron
area_total_km2=14.27
population_total=267
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=18.71
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=9132
area_code=96
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latd=47.51331
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Árpás is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.

ightseeing

The village is famous for its Premontre provostry named Saint Jakob. The provostry was founded in 1251 by count Nagy Móricz. In the monastery premontre nouns inhabited it from 1526 till 1577. After the Turkish wars Clarissa nouns came to the monastery from Nagyszombat, north Hungary. They rebuilt the church in barock style. Later the church became the parochial church of the village.

The church is a beautiful example of the brick architecture from the Árpád age Hungary. One nave is built and closed with simple apsis, and two towers rule the western facade of the church, as it is regular in many cases in Hungary. It has a romanesque western doorway with tympanon. The painting of the main altar shows Madonna with mantle, a rather popular iconographical topics.

References

* Ludwig E. (2002-2008): Rejtőzködő Magyarország. MN Online. A sorozat cikke Monoszló templomáról.
* 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
* Genthon I. (1959): Magyarország műemlékei. (Architectural Heritage of Hungray). Budapest
* Szőnyi O. (É.n.): Régi magyar templomok. Alte Ungarische Kirchen. Anciennes églises Hongroises. Hungarian Churches of Yore. A Műemlékek Országos Bizottsága. Mirályi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest.
* Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest

External links

* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=32249 Street map] hu icon