The town extends on the hills of the region Őrség, where the river Zala flows through. Zala has its source about 10 kilometres (6 miles) away at Szalafő.
The town has an ancient szer structure. It consists of 9 szer: The central grain is at the river Zala: Városszer and Baksaszer, moreover the Alszer on the northern side. Also important are the Kovácsszer, Siskaszer, Templomszer, Keserűszer and Galambszer districts.
History
The village of Őriszentpéter is first mentioned in chronicles from 1280. The inhabitants of the village were defenders of the border of Hungary on the west frontier. They were free people and served the king of Hungary as soldiers. They built their church in the 12th century. During the Turkish wars the religion changed and the Catholic Church became a Reformed church.
In the 17th century the leading aristocrats of west Hungary, the Batthyány family became the landowner of the region. Őriszentpéter remained a leading village in the vicinity. The building of the railway between Körmend and Muraszombat helped to develop the region. From 2005 it has city rank. Today is the capital of Őrség
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain, the greater traffic of tourism began because of the 3 border status between Austria, Slovenia and Hungary. The new railway in 2000 between Zalalövő and Őrihodos also developed the traffic between the three countries.
View of the church from north.The doorway of the parochial church.
Sightseeing
Collection of the Őrség Museum
Városszer reformed church
Templomszer Roman Catholic Church (Romanesque style)
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Őriszentpéter, slovene, Šentpeter, town, county, hungary, flagcoat, armslocation, hungarycoordinates, 83889, 42111, 83889, 42111countryhungaryregionwestern, transdanubiacountyvasarea, total33, population, 2004, total1, density38, time, zoneutc, summer, cest, p. Oriszentpeter Slovene Sentpeter is a town in Vas County Hungary OriszentpeterFlagCoat of armsOriszentpeterLocation of Oriszentpeter in HungaryCoordinates 46 50 20 N 16 25 16 E 46 83889 N 16 42111 E 46 83889 16 42111CountryHungaryRegionWestern TransdanubiaCountyVasArea 1 Total33 56 km2 12 96 sq mi Population 2004 2 Total1 283 Density38 km2 99 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code9941Area code 36 94Websitehttps oriszentpeter hu Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Sightseeing 4 References 5 External links 6 LiteratureGeography EditThe town extends on the hills of the region Orseg where the river Zala flows through Zala has its source about 10 kilometres 6 miles away at Szalafo The town has an ancient szer structure It consists of 9 szer The central grain is at the river Zala Varosszer and Baksaszer moreover the Alszer on the northern side Also important are the Kovacsszer Siskaszer Templomszer Keseruszer and Galambszer districts History EditThe village of Oriszentpeter is first mentioned in chronicles from 1280 The inhabitants of the village were defenders of the border of Hungary on the west frontier They were free people and served the king of Hungary as soldiers They built their church in the 12th century During the Turkish wars the religion changed and the Catholic Church became a Reformed church In the 17th century the leading aristocrats of west Hungary the Batthyany family became the landowner of the region Oriszentpeter remained a leading village in the vicinity The building of the railway between Kormend and Muraszombat helped to develop the region From 2005 it has city rank Today is the capital of OrsegAfter the collapse of the Iron Curtain the greater traffic of tourism began because of the 3 border status between Austria Slovenia and Hungary The new railway in 2000 between Zalalovo and Orihodos also developed the traffic between the three countries View of the church from north The doorway of the parochial church Sightseeing EditCollection of the Orseg Museum Varosszer reformed church Templomszer Roman Catholic Church Romanesque style Local old peasant housesReferences Edit Oriszentpeter at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office Hungarian Oriszentpeter at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office Hungarian 2004External links EditDigital Library of Orseg Street map in Hungarian Literature EditDercsenyi D 1959 Arpad kori muemlekeink Vas megyeben Arpad Age Architectural Heritage in Vas County Vasi Szemle 1959 2 sz Genthon I 1959 Magyarorszag muemlekei I Dunantul Architectural Heritage of Hungary I Transdanubia Budapest 1959 444 p Gerevich T 1938 Magyarorszag romankori emlekei Die romanische Denkmaler Ungarns Egyetemi nyomda Budapest Henszlmann I 1876 Magyarorszag o keresztyen roman es atmeneti stylu mu emlekeinek rovid ismertetese Old Christian Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary Kiralyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda Budapest Valter I 2005 Arpad kori teglatemplomok Nyugat Dunantulon Arpad Age Brick Churches in Transdanubia Hungary Budapest This Vas location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oriszentpeter amp oldid 1148075014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
