Celldömölk (German: Kleinmariazell) is the fifth largest town in Vas County, Hungary. Parts of the Eragon movie were filmed here. The town with 11,000 inhabitants can be found in the centre of Kemenesalja Hills.
Celldömölk has a history older than 750 years. On the western boundaries of the town, there are the remains of the abbey built in the 12th century in Roman style.
On 7 October 1944 the 2nd BG was seeking a target of opportunity bombed the railroad junction with 5 x 1,000 GP bombs. The B-17's were returning from the primary at Wien-Lobau Shell oil blending plant which was partially obscured.
Sightsedit
The Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church was built between 1747 and 1748, while the Way of the Cross was built in 1755, with a small place with a shrine of Virgin Mary by Koptik Odó. A separate chapel was built by the abbot for the "Csodatévő Kegyszobra" as well as a treasury created above the sacristy.[3]
The library was established on 8 February 1953. It collects materials dealing with Celldömölk and Kemenesalja region. In 1972 it was accommodated in a new library building. In 1993 the library adopted the name of Ferenc Kresznerics (1766–1832), who was a famous linguist, scholar and parson. The library has now approximately 56,000 documents. It has become famous all over Hungary, as it was awarded the title "Library of the year 2001". The building mentioned was rebuilt, renewed and redecorated and the new building inaugurated on 19 August 2007.[4]
Ság Mountainedit
Ság Mountain: A 5-million-year-old, 279-metre high (915 ft) basalt volcano, the majority of surroundings is a protected environmental area. Beside the ornithological- and geological paths established, the collection of Ság Mountain Museum helps the visitors to learn about the unique environmental, historical and cultural values of the region.
The Trianon Remembrance Cross, which was built from donations made by local people. It was raised on the top of Ság Mountain in 1934 to commemorate the Peace Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Lóránd Eötvös carried out geodetic surveys in this area with the pendulum named after him. A commemorative statue was raised to remember the importance of his scientific contribution.[5]
^"Testvérváros". celldomolk.hu (in Hungarian). Celldömölk. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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Official website in Hungarian
January 01, 1970
celldömölk, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2006,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Celldomolk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2006 Learn how and when to remove this message Celldomolk German Kleinmariazell is the fifth largest town in Vas County Hungary Parts of the Eragon movie were filmed here The town with 11 000 inhabitants can be found in the centre of Kemenesalja Hills CelldomolkTownFlagCoat of armsCelldomolkLocation of CelldomolkShow map of Vas CountyCelldomolkCelldomolk Hungary Show map of HungaryCoordinates 47 15 20 N 17 08 57 E 47 25565 N 17 14906 E 47 25565 17 14906Country HungaryCountyVasDistrictCelldomolkArea Total52 39 km2 20 23 sq mi Population 2004 Total11 478 Density219 08 km2 567 4 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code9500Area code 36 95Websitewww wbr celldomolk wbr hu Contents 1 History 2 Sights 2 1 Sag Mountain 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory editCelldomolk has a history older than 750 years On the western boundaries of the town there are the remains of the abbey built in the 12th century in Roman style Before World War II there was a large Jewish community Most of the Jews in the community were deported by the Hungarian Nyilaskeresztes Part as part of the Hungarian cleansing during The Holocaust 1 2 On 7 October 1944 the 2nd BG was seeking a target of opportunity bombed the railroad junction with 5 x 1 000 GP bombs The B 17 s were returning from the primary at Wien Lobau Shell oil blending plant which was partially obscured Sights editThe Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church was built between 1747 and 1748 while the Way of the Cross was built in 1755 with a small place with a shrine of Virgin Mary by Koptik Odo A separate chapel was built by the abbot for the Csodatevo Kegyszobra as well as a treasury created above the sacristy 3 The library was established on 8 February 1953 It collects materials dealing with Celldomolk and Kemenesalja region In 1972 it was accommodated in a new library building In 1993 the library adopted the name of Ferenc Kresznerics 1766 1832 who was a famous linguist scholar and parson The library has now approximately 56 000 documents It has become famous all over Hungary as it was awarded the title Library of the year 2001 The building mentioned was rebuilt renewed and redecorated and the new building inaugurated on 19 August 2007 4 Sag Mountain edit Sag Mountain A 5 million year old 279 metre high 915 ft basalt volcano the majority of surroundings is a protected environmental area Beside the ornithological and geological paths established the collection of Sag Mountain Museum helps the visitors to learn about the unique environmental historical and cultural values of the region The Trianon Remembrance Cross which was built from donations made by local people It was raised on the top of Sag Mountain in 1934 to commemorate the Peace Treaty of Trianon in 1920 Lorand Eotvos carried out geodetic surveys in this area with the pendulum named after him A commemorative statue was raised to remember the importance of his scientific contribution 5 Twin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary Celldomolk is twinned with 6 nbsp Mukachevo Ukraine nbsp Neudau Austria nbsp Pagnacco Italy nbsp Sangeorgiu de Pădure Romania nbsp Serramazzoni ItalyNotable people editKati Piri born 1979 Dutch politician Miklos Gaal born 1981 footballer Gabor Csaszar born 1984 handball playerReferences edit Celldomolk Hungary at JewishGen CELLDOMOLK JewishGen KehilaLinks Retrieved 22 January 2019 Vulkan Gyogy es Elmenyfurdo honlapja Archived from the original on 11 February 2010 Retrieved 5 October 2010 Volcano Hot Spring and Wellness Spa of Celldomolk 1 Kresznerics Ferenc Library 2 Archived 15 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine BOBCATSSS 2011 Testvervaros celldomolk hu in Hungarian Celldomolk Retrieved 23 March 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celldomolk Official website in Hungarian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celldomolk amp oldid 1186250954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
