Zalaháshágy
| Zalaháshágy | ||
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  Zalaháshágy Location of Zalaháshágy in Hungary | ||
| Coordinates: 46°53′12.55″N 16°37′48.61″E / 46.8868194°N 16.6301694°E | ||
| Country | Hungary | |
| Region | Western Transdanubia | |
| County | Zala | |
| Subregion | Zalaegerszegi | |
| Rank | Village | |
| KSH code | 23834[1] | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2008)[3] | ||
| • Total | 378 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 8997 | |
| Area code | +36 92 | |
| Website | www.zalahashagy.hu | |
Zalaháshágy is a village in Zala County, in Hungary.
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. 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.
Notable residents
- Antal Stevanecz, Slovene teacher and writer
References
- ↑ Zalaháshágy at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Zalaháshágy at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Zalaháshágy at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- Henszlmann Imre: Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest, 1876.
- Dercsényi D. (1972): Románkori építészet Magyarországon. Corvina, Budapest
- Bérczi Szaniszló, Bérczi Zsófia, Bérczi Katalin: Románkori templomkapuk: régi és új műveltség egymásrarétegződése a románkori templomok épületszobrászatában, kapukon és oszlopokon, TKTE, Piremon, 1997.
- Aradi N. (főszerk.) (ész. n.): A művészet története Magyarországon, Gondolat Kiadó, Budapest
Official website
Zalaháshágy village official website (www.zalahashagy.hu)
Outer links
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 16°38′E / 46.883°N 16.633°E
