Jánoshida is a village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Jánoshida | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 The former Premonstratensian monastery with the tower of the Roman Catholic church in the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Jánoshida | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′11″N 20°03′29″E / 47.38639°N 20.05806°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Jászapáti |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.79 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,394[1] |
| • Density | 78.33/km2 (202.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5143 |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 57 |
| Website | http://www.janoshida.hu/ |
It covers an area of 34.79 km2 (13 sq mi) and has a population of 2,394 people (2015).[1]
History
editThe earliest signs are from archaeologic finds of Bronze Age (1800-1700 BC). An Avarian flute was found from c. 6-7 AD. In 1186 Béla III of Hungary donated the village to the premontre priests and they built a church. The romanesque style of the church resembles to those of bishop of Vác, or archbishop of Esztergom. The patrocinium of the church was John the Baptist. The name of the village had been at that time Szentkereszt (The Holy Cross), and later has got the name of Jánoshida (The bridge of John). The church was the centre of the provostry. In 1536 the village and the church was destroyed in the Turkish wars. Only after 1688, the year of liberation from the Turkish occupation could the village and church have been rebuilt. In 1715 the village belonged to Pest County. The church have been rebuilt in barock style. The church has got classicist style facade in 1830. In 1854 Jánoshida has been moved to Heves County. Finally, in 1876 it was moved to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Sightseeings
editThe church with details remained and preserved in romanesque style is the most attractive tourist sightseeing in Jánoshida. The southern doorway of the chapel is in romanesque style and the monastery can be also visited.
References
edit- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
Further reading
edit- Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei, (Romanesque Heritage in Hungary.) Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest, 1938.
- Gerő László (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. Budapest,
- Henszlmann Imre: Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest, 1876.
External links
edit- Official site in Hungarian
- Heritage of Jánoshida[permanent dead link]
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