Szigliget




Place in Veszprém, Hungary









































Szigliget

The fortress of Szigliget
The fortress of Szigliget



Coat of arms of Szigliget
Coat of arms



Szigliget is located in Hungary

Szigliget

Szigliget



Location of Szigliget

Coordinates: 46°47′46″N 17°26′18″E / 46.79610°N 17.43829°E / 46.79610; 17.43829Coordinates: 46°47′46″N 17°26′18″E / 46.79610°N 17.43829°E / 46.79610; 17.43829
Country
 Hungary
County Veszprém
Area

 • Total 34.26 km2 (13.23 sq mi)
Population
(2017)

 • Total 805[1]
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8264
Area code(s) 87

Szigliget is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.




Contents






  • 1 Settings


  • 2 History


  • 3 Sightseeings


    • 3.1 Avas church ruins


    • 3.2 Castle Szigliget


    • 3.3 The manor of Count Esterházy




  • 4 Gallery


  • 5 External links


  • 6 References





Settings


The village can be found on the northern bank of Lake Balaton in the vicinity of Badacsony and Keszthely. The village was built between and on volcanic hills. It can be reached by car on the 71 highway or by train on the Székesfehérvár–Tapolca-railway stopping at Badacsonytördemic-Szigliget station.



History


The settlement existed in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Celtic, Roman and Avar archaeological finds were discovered in the vicinity. The ruins of a parochial church, built in the 12th century, can be seen. Until 1822 the area was an island in Lake Balaton. The island was connected to the mainland in 1822 by rearrangement of the bank-dams around Balaton.



Sightseeings



Avas church ruins


The church was built in the Árpád era (12th century), of basalt. The old tower is still standing.



Castle Szigliget


The ruins of the medieval fortress stand atop the 239m Várhegy hill. Recently restored, the castle looks out on a panorama of Lake Balaton toward the Tapolca Basin. Poets have praised the beauty of the village and landscape.



The manor of Count Esterházy


The manor house, built in the 19th century by the House of Esterházy, is a modern home for artists, surrounded by the arboretum of 9,2 hectares.



Gallery






  • Avasi-church ruins







  • Fortress from above







  • Fortress







  • Eszterházy-manor house






External links



  • Szigliget homepage

  • Szigliget.lap.hu

  • Szigliget on the Vendégváró homepage

  • Szigligeti fortress - heviz-info.hu

  • Szigliget on aerial photographs

  • Szigliget – gallery



References





  1. ^ Szigliget, KSH











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