Zalaháshágy
Encyclopedia
Zalaháshágy is a village in Zala County, in Hungary.
The scenario of the tympanon is a fight between two dragons. There very few such stone carvings in Western Eurasia
. We know such tympanon in Sopron
, St. Jacob chapel and also on the Attila sword, a sword from the Árpád dynasty
age, and in exhibition in Vienna.
Setting, geography
Zala-hills form a rivercut hilly region in West Hungary. Zala river cross over the region. The system of riverbeds and valleys were formed in the Cainozoic geological period.Sightseeing
The main sightseeing of the village is the parochial church built in the 12th century. Some details of the church goes back to the Árpád house kings and the period of coming the Hungarian arrival time in the 8-9th centuries, when archaic animal style was frequently used in art. The old tympanon of the church can be found inside the church, built into the walls in asecondary position.The scenario of the tympanon is a fight between two dragons. There very few such stone carvings in Western Eurasia
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
. We know such tympanon in Sopron
Sopron
In 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, St. Jacob chapel and also on the Attila sword, a sword from the Árpád dynasty
Árpád dynasty
The Árpáds or Arpads was the ruling dynasty of the federation of the Hungarian tribes and of the Kingdom of Hungary . The dynasty was named after Grand Prince Árpád who was the head of the tribal federation when the Magyars occupied the Carpathian Basin, circa 895...
age, and in exhibition in Vienna.