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Religious Site Attractions In Northern Hungary

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Northern Hungary is a region in Hungary. As a statistical region it includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, but in colloquial speech it usually also refers to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The region is in the north-eastern part of the country. The region's centre and largest city is Miskolc.
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Religious Site Attractions In Northern Hungary

  • 1. The Basilica Eger
    The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle or more formally Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception also called Eger Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that functions as lacatedral of the Archdiocese of Eger, is located in the city of Eger, in the European country of Hungary.The cathedral was built between 1831 and 1837 by József Hilda commissioned by Archbishop János László Pyrker. The cathedral is a basilica with three naves. In the middle between the nave and chancel to the east is the transept. The dome of the cathedral is lavishly decorated and a height of 40 meters. In chorus are the two bell towers. The portal on the eastern porch is designed like a Greek temple. The ...
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  • 3. Avas Church Miskolc
    The Avas is a hill of volcanic origin in Miskolc, Hungary. Its top is the highest point of Miskolc proper . On the top stands a TV tower with observation deck which is a former symbol of the city and provides a nice panorama. The name of the hill is an archaic Hungarian word meaning forbidden. It was named that at a time it was forbidden for shepherds to graze their herds there because the old wine cellars threatened with caving in. In the early 20th century several prehistoric artefacts were found in the Avas, proving that a people belonging to the Neolithic Szeleta culture lived here. The limestone caves of Avas, that were once used by prehistoric men, are now used as wine cellars; the narrow, winding streets give a Mediterranean atmosphere to this part of Avas Hill. On the northern part...
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  • 4. Miskolc Greek Catholic Cathedral of Assumption Miskolc
    The Assumption Cathedral also called Miskolc Cathedral is the name given to a Catholic religious building located in the city of Miskolc, the fourth largest city in the European country of Hungary. Work on the construction of the church began in 1902 and ended in 1912. In 1924 the church was elevated to cathedral. The temple follows the Hungarian or the Byzantine rite and serves as the cathedral of the Eparchy of Miskolc that got its current status by decision of Pope Francis in March 2015 as part of the reorganization of the Greek Catholic Hungarian Church, one of the eastern churches in full communion with the Pope in Rome.The construction style has pre-modern and neo-Gothic elements.
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  • 5. Mad Synagogue Mad
    Mád is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. The former Jewish synagogue in Mád was restored between 2000 and 2004 with aid from the World Monuments Fund.
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  • 9. Esztergom Basilica / Cathedral Esztergom
    The Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert , also known as the Esztergom Basilica , is an ecclesiastic basilica in Esztergom, Hungary, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary. It is dedicated to the Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Adalbert. It is the largest church and the tallest building in Hungary. Its inner area is 5,600 m². It is 118 m long and 49 m wide. It has a reverberation time of more than 9 seconds. Its dome, forming a semi-sphere, is situated in the middle, and it has 12 windows. It is 71.5 m high inside, with a diameter of 33.5 metres, and is 100 m high from outside, the stairs count 400 steps counted from the crypt. The altarpiece is the largest painting in t...
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