Acsa
Encyclopedia
Acsa is a village in Pest}}, Hungary
.
hills by the upper River Galga in , near the border with Nógrád}}.
and Balassagyarmat
.
Stopping trains of the Hungarian State Railways
serve the village on line 78 (Aszód
–Balassagyarmat
–Ipolytarnóc
). Acsa and Erdőkürt share a station ("Acsa-Erdőkürt"), between Püspökhatvan
and Galgaguta
.
Miklós Garai's property. During Turkish rule (see Ottoman Hungary
) the village was demolished, but later on Slovakians settled. From 1730 the village was the Prónay family's land.
and chamberlain
, was born in Acsa in 1760.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
Location
The village lies at the foot of the CserhátCserhát
Cserhát is a mountain range in Hungary, part of the North Hungarian Mountains, divided between Pest and Nógrád counties. Its highest point is the Naszály with an elevation of 654 metres above sea level....
hills by the upper River Galga in , near the border with Nógrád}}.
Communications
Route 2108 serves the village by road from AszódAszód
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...
and Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus.- History :The town's coat-of-arms bears the Latin inscription "Civitas Fortissima" , because in January 1919 Czechoslovak troops crossed the demarcation line delineated in December 1918 in preparation for the...
.
Stopping trains of the Hungarian State Railways
Hungarian State Railways
Hungarian State Railways is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV Start Zrt" and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" ....
serve the village on line 78 (Aszód
Aszód
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...
–Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus.- History :The town's coat-of-arms bears the Latin inscription "Civitas Fortissima" , because in January 1919 Czechoslovak troops crossed the demarcation line delineated in December 1918 in preparation for the...
–Ipolytarnóc
Ipolytarnóc
Ipolytarnóc is a village in Hungary, Nógrád county. There is a fossil site close to it, the Ipolytarnoc Fossils Nature Conservation Area.-Ipolytarnoc fossils:...
). Acsa and Erdőkürt share a station ("Acsa-Erdőkürt"), between Püspökhatvan
Püspökhatvan
-References:...
and Galgaguta
Galgaguta
- External links :*...
.
History
The first known mention of the village as "Acha" was in 1341. At that time the village was owned by the Achai family and from 1422 it was the PalatinePalatine
A palatine or palatinus is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times...
Miklós Garai's property. During Turkish rule (see Ottoman Hungary
Ottoman Hungary
History of Ottoman Hungary refers to the history of parts of the Ottoman Empire situated in what today is Hungary, in the period from 1541 to 1699.-History:...
) the village was demolished, but later on Slovakians settled. From 1730 the village was the Prónay family's land.
Landmarks
- The baroqueBaroque architectureBaroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
Prónay castle, which was built around 1775 by Giovanni Battista CarloneGiovanni Battista CarloneGiovanni Battista Carlone was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa.Carlone was born and died in Genoa. He came from a family of artists: his father Taddeo was a sculptor and his older brother Giovanni Bernardo Carlone, a well-trained painter. He may have had some...
(it is in Acsaújlak, but is not open to visitors) - The ruins of CsővárCsovárCsővár is a village in Pest county, Hungary....
to the north - The Roman CatholicRoman Catholicism in HungaryThe Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
church, built in 1747 - The village museum
Famous people
Sándor Prónay, knightKnight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, was born in Acsa in 1760.
External links
- Welcoming (Vendégváró)
- Photos (Légifotók Acsáról)
- Acsa, village at Cserhát foot (Acsa, falu a Cserhát lábánál)
- Acsa
- Acsa Evangelical Congregation (Acsai Evangélikus Egyházközség)