Szalonna (town)
Encyclopedia
Szalonna is a village in Hungary
, in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county.
In the village there is an old architectural of Romanesque
art: the church. It consists of two parts. The older is the rotunda
on the east side of the recent building, which is younger, but of Árpád
age - the village Romanesque church with murals. The rotunda has several relatives of this type in the Carpathian Basin: Herencsény
, Bagod-Szentpál, Hidegség
. A group of such extended rotunda old churches have a specific characteristic: the six folded inner structure of Karcsa
, Gerény and Kiszombor
.
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...
, in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
county.
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
art: the church. It consists of two parts. The older is the rotunda
Rotunda (architecture)
A rotunda is any building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome. It can also refer to a round room within a building . The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. A Band Rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome...
on the east side of the recent building, which is younger, but of Árpád
Árpád
Árpád was the second Grand Prince of the Hungarians . Under his rule the Hungarian people settled in the Carpathian basin. The dynasty descending from him ruled the Hungarian tribes and later the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301...
age - the village Romanesque church with murals. The rotunda has several relatives of this type in the Carpathian Basin: Herencsény
Herencsény
Herencsény is a village and municipality in the comitat of Nógrád, Hungary.-References:...
, Bagod-Szentpál, Hidegség
Hidegség
Hidegség is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.-Sightseeing for visitors: the old church of Árpád age:In the village there is an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church standing on the top of the hill above the village. The church consists of two parts. Older is...
. A group of such extended rotunda old churches have a specific characteristic: the six folded inner structure of Karcsa
Karcsa
Karcsa is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.-Sightseeing for visitors:In the village we can see an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church. It consists of two parts. Older is the rotunda built with 6 sections. Younger is, - although of Árpád age - the...
, Gerény and Kiszombor
Kiszombor
Kiszombor is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4210 people .It is an agricultural village, near the river Maros....
.