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Number of inhabitants: 8,000 It was named after Szent Gellért or St Geroldus. The "one hundredth town" of Hungary lies on both banks of the River Zala. On the island, a fully enclosed stone castle was built in the Middle Ages, and was further fortified during the Turkish occupation. The Turks attacked it on numerous occasions, but never succeeded in taking it. |
Places of interest
| The late baroque Batthyány mansion was built for the Batthyány family on the sight of the castle in 1787. Since 1950 the U-shaped two-storey house has been an institution for the education of handicapped children. Its wrought iron gate is worth mentioning. There is a 4.3 hectare park around it with huge plane trees. |
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The Roman Catholic church is a listed, richly decorated Baroque building. The single-naved church dating from between 1753 and 1758 has a chapel on the right side of its sanctuary with the relics of St Innocent and a statue of the Madonna from around the year 1490. In the nave there is a beautiful Pieta painting.
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The ruins of a monastery
in Kisszentgrót district are the ruins of an originally Romanesque church and monastery,
which were rebuilt in Gothic style. It is a listed building. The Franciscan monastery
became deserted in the Turkish period. The material of the building was used when building
the Baroque church. The bridge is a listed structure of lesser architectural importance dating from 1846. Now it is in a very bad state of repair. The 43-m long and 6.7-m wide bridge used to span the River Zala, but was used only until 1975. |
Further information: Zalatour Utazási Iroda
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Number of inhabitants: 149 It is a small village south of Zalaszentgrót.Kisközség Zalaszentgróttól délre. Places of interest Its only sight is the round church. It is a Roman Catholic Romanesque church with an external diameter of 5.8 m dating from around 1260, dedicated to St Ann. It stands in the village cemetery, which is still in use. In the 19th century a wooden construction was added to it. It is one of the most beautiful of all Hungarian round churches from the Middle Ages. Inside there are pointed sediles. Steps built into the wall lead up to the wooden choir. |