Budapest - Statue of King Saint Stephen I.
Stephen raising the double cross: Equestrian sculpture by Alajos Stróbl;
He was the first Christian Hungarian king, the founder of the Hungarian Kingdom and the organizer of the Hungarian Christian Church.
The feast day of King Stephen is celebrated in Hungary on August 20. This is the greatest national holiday of the Hungarians.
King St Stephen of Hungary & Holiness (Feast Day 2-September)
Words from a King, on the Feast Day of St. Stephen, King of Hungary. For more please visit & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest
Saint of the Week: St. Stephen of Hungary
Today on Saint of the Week, we discuss St. Stephen of Hungary, a Hungarian king from the 10th and 11th centuries. His feast day is August 16th.
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【K】Hungary Travel- Budapest[헝가리 여행-부다페스트]왕의 대관식 거행, 황금으로 장식된 마차시 교회/Matyas Church/Coronation
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왕궁을 나와 걸어가면 마차시 성당이 보인다. 13세기에 지어진 건물로 역대 왕들이 수차례 대관식을 올렸던 곳이다. 가장 돋보인 것은 황금색 타일의 지붕. 한 조각 한 조각 도자기를 구워 붙인 헝가리 전통양식으로 독특한 지붕과 대리석 건물의 조화가 고풍스럽다. 내부 역시 다른 곳에서는 볼 수 없는 분위기가 풍긴다. 마치 왕궁이 연상될 정도로 화려하고 고급스러운 장식. 성당에 들어가 가장 먼저 찾게 되는 주제단은 온통 황금으로 장식 돼 있다. 헝가리에서 가장 아름다운 주제단이다. 바로 이곳에서 마차시 왕을 비롯해, 3명의 왕의 대관식이 거행됐다고 한다. 특히 요세프 1세와 엘리자베스 황후의 대관식이 거행되기도 했는데, 음악가 리스트는 이 날을 위해 헝가리 대관 미사곡을 작곡, 직접 지휘했다고 한다. 여행색의 시선을 끄는 건 그뿐이 아니었다. 성당 내부의 벽면은 구석구석 한 군데도 빠짐없이 화려한 그림이 그려져 있다. 모두 헝가리 대표 화가들 솜씨다. 한 순간도 눈을 뗄 수 없는 신비로운 느낌이 드는 곳이었다.
[English: Google Translator]
Walk me to the palace this church looks upon the carriage. The building where former kings clamped several times coronation was built in the 13th century. It shines most of the golden roof tiles. A piece of a piece of pottery with distinctive roof form attached to bake the traditional Hungarian and harmony of marble buildings'm old-fashioned. The interior is also bringing the atmosphere can not be seen anywhere else. Gorgeous and luxurious decoration enough to finish the palace is to be reminded. Subject only to be the first to find all gotta go to church are decorated with gold. The most beautiful subjects only in Hungary. In the right place during the carriage, including the king, the king and the coronation of the three been held. Especially Youssef 1 Coronation of the Empress Elizabeth was also held with three musicians, singers list is composed of the Hungarian Coronation Mass for this day, and has directly led. Eye-catching color travel cases was not only that. Inside the walls of the cathedral is also one place every corner of this splendid picture is drawn without exception. Both the Hungarian representative painters workmanship. It was a moment where you can not take my eyes lifting a mystical feeling.
[Hungarian: Google Translator]
Séta velem a palotába ezt a templomot úgy tekint a kocsi. Az épület, ahol egykori királyok szorított többször koronázási épült a 13. században. Úgy ragyog a legtöbb arany tetőcserepeket. A darab egy darab kerámia jellegzetes tető formája csatolt sütni a hagyományos magyar és a harmónia márvány buildings'm régimódi. A belső tér is hozza a hangulat nem lehet látni sehol máshol. Gyönyörű és fényűző dekoráció elég, hogy befejezze a palota emlékezni kell. Amelyekre csak az első, hogy megtalálja az összes kéne menni a templomba díszítik arany. A legszebb alanyok csak Magyarországon. A megfelelő helyre szállítása során, beleértve a király, a király és a koronázási a három tartottak. Különösen Youssef 1 megkoronázása Erzsébet császárné is tartott három zenészek, énekesek listája áll a Magyar Koronázási mise ezen a napon, és közvetlenül vezetett. Szemet gyönyörködtető színes utazási ügyekben nem csak ezt. Bent a falak, a székesegyház is egy helyen minden sarkában ez a csodálatos kép készült, kivétel nélkül. Mind a magyar, reprezentatív festők kivitelezés. Ez volt az a pillanat, amikor nem tudod venni a szemem emelés egy misztikus érzés.
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■클립명: 유럽122-헝가리01-07 왕의 대관식 거행, 황금으로 장식된 마차시 교회/Matyas Church/Coronation
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St. Stephen of Hungary (8/16/16)
Reflection for 8/16/16
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Sep 02 - Saint Stephen - Regis Hungarorum - 1038 - Esztergom
From the Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints with Reflections for every day in the year, August 2nd.
【K】Hungary Travel-Tihany[헝가리 여행-티하니]티하니 성당에서 본 발라톤 호수/Catholic church/Balaton Lake/National Park
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다음 목적지는 헤비츠에서 차로 한 시간 반 정도 거리인 티하니다. 헝가리에서 가장 아름다운 마을로 꼽히는 이곳은, 마을 전체가 국립공원으로 지정돼 있다. 나는 먼저 마을 꼭대기에 위치한 티하니 성당으로 향했다. 18세기 바로크 양식으로 재건된 성당. 이 곳 지하에는 안도라슈 1세, 왕의 무덤이 안치돼 있다. 티하니 마을에서 가장 사랑받는 곳. 거대한 발라톤 호수가 한 눈에 내려다보이는 전망대다. 호수 길이만 80km. ‘헝가리의 바다’라는 말을 실감케 했다. 봄이 찾아온 발라톤 호수는 참으로 평화롭고 아름답다. 이처럼 고요한 봄을 지나 여름이 되면 이곳은 수영과 서핑을 즐기려는 이들로 북적인다고 한다. 전망대를 내려와 마을로 들어서자, 아기자기한 상점들 곳곳이 사람들로 붐빈다. 티하니는 라벤더 산지이기도 하다. 그리고 가게마다 직접 만든 도자기들을 전시해 놓고 있었다. 소박하고 정감이 가는 모습이다.
[English: Google Translator]
Next destination is one and a half hours away by car from the tee keycode heavy Massachusetts. This is counted as the most beautiful village in Hungary, the entire town was designated as a national park has. First, do I headed into the Tea Cathedral, located on the top of the village. Cathedral was rebuilt in the 18th century Baroque. This place underground Andorra Shu 1 year old, gotta have enshrined the tomb of the king. T do the most beloved places in town. The huge gazebo overlooking the lake Balaton at a glance. 10 000 Lake in length 80km. Feel the word Hungarian Sea Kane said. Balaton Lake is indeed beautiful spring came ropgo in peace. When such serene spring through the summer where the reflective portion of mankind is crowded with those who want to swim and surf. Upon entering the village down the observatory, it crowded with people all over the shop in Charming. Tea is also a producer of lavender do. And it was put on display every shop of handmade pottery. This is going to look simple and affectionate.
[Hungary: Google Translator]
Következő úti cél másfél óra alatt elérhető autóval a tee keycode nehéz Massachusetts. Ez számít a legszebb falu Magyarországon, az egész város jelölték a nemzeti parkban. Először is, nem én vezette be a Tea székesegyház, tetején található a falu. Katedrális átépítették a 18. századi barokk. Ez a hely a föld alatt Andorra Shu 1 éves, kéne már foglalt a sír a király. T nem a legkedveltebb hely a városban. A hatalmas pavilon néző Balatonnál egy pillanat alatt. 10 000 tó hossza 80 km. Érezd a szó magyar tenger Kane mondta. Balaton valóban szép tavasz jött ropgo békében. Amikor ilyen nyugodt tavasztól a nyár, ahol a fényvisszaverő része az emberiség tömve, akik szeretnék úszni és szörf. A belépő a falu le a csillagvizsgáló, a zsúfolt szerte az üzlet Charming. A tea is egy gyártó levendula csinálni. És ki is állítottak minden bolt kézzel készített kerámia. Ez fog nézni egyszerű és ragaszkodó.
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■클립명: 유럽112-헝가리03-15 티하니 성당에서 본 발라톤 호수/Catholic church/Balaton Lake/National Park
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■촬영일자: 2016년 4월 April
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spotty dog devotee with King Stephen of Hungary
Shot in front of King Stephen's statue in Budapest
【K】Hungary Travel- Budapest [헝가리 여행-부다페스트]영웅광장, 천사가 들고 있는 왕관/Heros Square/Angel holds the Holy Crown
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페스트 지역의 북쪽 끝에 있는 영웅광장. 헝가리 건국 1000년을 기념하기 위해 1896년에 지어진 광장으로 천사가 들고 있는 왕관은 헝가리 초대국왕인 이슈트반 왕의 왕관으로 896년 건국이래 1000년의 역사가 모여있다. 넓은 광장은 헝가리 영웅의 모습과 함께 그들의 영혼으로 가득하다.
[English: Google Translator]
Heroes' Square located at the north end of the fest area. Hungarian crown in founding an angel holding the square was built in 1896 to commemorate the 1000 Hungarian historians are invited to come to the king's crown king of issues teuban 896 years since its founding in 1000. Large square is full of their souls with the look of the Hungarian heroes.
[Hungarian: Google Translator]
Hősök tere található északi végén a fest területen. Magyar Szent Koronát alapító egy angyal tartja a téren 1896-ban épült, hogy megemlékezzenek a 1000 magyar történészek felkérik, hogy jöjjön a király koronáját király kérdések teuban 896 évvel alapítása óta 1000. Nagy tér tele van lelkük a megjelenés a magyar hősök.
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■클립명: 유럽122-헝가리02-15 영웅광장, 천사가 들고 있는 왕관/Pest/Angel holds the Holy Crown
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■촬영일자: 2012년 6월 June
[Keywords]
,유럽,Europe,동유럽,헝가리,Hungary,,,백항규,2012,6월 June,부다페스트,Budapest,,
Saint Stephen of Hungary - August 16
Saint Stephen of Hungary Aug 16
Holy Crown of Hungary
The Holy Crown of Hungary was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings have been crowned with it since the twelfth century. The Crown was bound to the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen,. No king of Hungary was regarded as having been truly legitimate without being crowned with it. In the history of Hungary, more than fifty kings were crowned with it, up to the last, Charles IV, in 1916.
The enamels on the crown are at least mainly Byzantine work, presumed to have been made in Constantinople in the 1070s, and presented by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VII Doukas to King Géza I of Hungary; both are depicted and named in Greek on enamel plaques in the lower crown. It is one of at most two Byzantine crowns to survive, the other being the slightly earlier Monomachus Crown, which is also in Budapest, in the Hungarian National Museum. However, the Monomachus Crown may have had another function, and the Holy Crown has probably been remodelled, and uses elements of different origins. The date assigned to the present configuration of the Holy Crown varies, but is most commonly put around the late 12th century. The Hungarian coronation insignia consists of the Holy Crown, the sceptre, the orb, and the mantle. The orb has the coat-of-arms of Charles I of Hungary. In popular tradition the Holy Crown was thought to be older, dating to the time of the first King Stephen I of Hungary, crowned in 1000/1001, which the mantle probably does.
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【K】Hungary Travel- Budapest [헝가리 여행-부다페스트]신성한 오른손, ‘성 이슈트반 대성당’/St. Stephen Basilica/The Holy Hand
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페스트 지역에서 국회의사당과 함께 가장 높은 성 이슈트반 대성당. 비슷한 높이의 건물들 사이에서 그 모습이 더욱 두드러진다. 50여 년간의 공사기간을 거쳐 1905년 완공된 부다페스트 최대의 성당으로 한번에 8500명 이상을 수용할 수 있는 규모다. 헝가리에 기독교를 전파한 대왕은 성인으로 추대돼 성 이슈트반 대왕으로 불린다. 성당 내부를 장식하는 조각과 황금빛 벽화는 헝가리를 대표하는 예술가들의 작품들. 특히 돔 내부를 장식한 화려한 벽화들이 여행객들의 눈길을 끈다. 성당 뒤 사진이 붙어있는 벽을 따라 가면 작은 예배당이 나온다. 예배당의 이름은 ‘신성한 오른손 예배당’ 이슈트반 왕의 오른쪽 손목이 안치됐기 때문이다. 대부분의 관광객들은 성당 내부만 보고 가지만 부다페스트 여행에서 절대 놓치지 말아야 할 곳은 이슈트반 성당의 옥상이다. 성당 중앙 돔의 최고 높이는 96m. 헝가리 건국의 해인 896년을 기리는 의미다. 부다와 페스트를 동시에 볼 수 있는 곳. 다뉴브 강변의 모든 건축물은 도시 미관을 위해 성당보다 높이 지을 수 없다. 마주 보이는 국회의사당도 똑같은 96m의 높이. 건물 높이에서도 헝가리인의 민족정신이 보인다.
[English: Google Translator]
St. Stephen's Basilica with the highest Parliament in Pest area. Its appearance is more pronounced among buildings of similar height. After a construction period of 50 years, the scale of which can accommodate more than 8500 people at a time up to the Budapest Basilica, completed in 1905. Great preached Christianity to Hungary gotta bolting as an adult referred to as gender issues teuban the Great. The golden sculpture and murals decorate the interior of the cathedral is the work of artists representing Hungary. Especially colorful murals that decorate the interior dome attracts the attention of travelers. Go along the wall behind the cathedral pictures attached emerges a small chapel. Because the name of the chapel, chapel sacred right 'issues teuban pas enshrined the right wrist of the king. Most visitors travel to Budapest where you should not miss inside the cathedral is the only thing to see the roof of the Cathedral teuban issues. Up to 96m height of the central dome of the cathedral. The year in honor of the 896 years of the Hungarian nation. Where you'll Buda and Pest at the same time. All buildings will not be built higher than the Danube riverside cathedral for urban aesthetics. Parliament also faces look the same height of 96m. In building height seems ethos of the Hungarians.
[Hungarian: Google Translator]
Szent István-bazilika a legnagyobb parlamenti Pesten területen. A megjelenés még kifejezettebb épületek között hasonló magasságú. Miután egy építési idő 50 év, a skála, amelynek befogadóképessége több mint 8500 ember egy időben akár a budapesti Bazilika, elkészült 1905-ben Nagy-prédikált a kereszténységet Magyarországon Gotta csavarozás, mint egy felnőtt nevezik nemi kérdések teuban a Nagy. Az arany szobor és falfestmények díszítik a belső a székesegyház a művészek munkáját Magyarországot képviselő. Különösen színes falfestmények díszítik, a belső kupola vonzza a figyelmet az utasok. Menj végig a fal mögött a katedrális kép rajzolódik mellékelt egy kis kápolna. Mivel a név a kápolna, kápolna szent jobb kérdések teuban pas foglalt a jobb csuklóját a király.
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■클립명: 유럽122-헝가리02-13 신성한 오른손이 안치된 ‘성 이슈트반 대성당’/St. Stephen Basilica/Sculpture/The Holy Right Hand/Rooftop
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■촬영일자: 2012년 6월 June
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St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose supposed right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Since the renaming of the primatial see, it's the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary.
Béla IV of Hungary
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Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258.
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Hungary National Museum prehistoric settlements
This display on the prehistoric settlements in Hungary's national museum (Budapest) shows animations that illustrate how the communities may have looked back then. For players of Skyrim, there are several familiar faces in the crowd.
St. Steven's Basilica in Budapest - Summer 2007
View from the the dome of St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent István Bazilika) in Budapest, Hungary during our family trip in 2007
[3DHD] Walking Tour/Gyalogtúra: St. Stephen's Basilica / Szent István-bazilika, Budapest, Hungary
St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975--1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary.( )
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A Szent István-bazilika vagy Lipótvárosi plébániatemplom egy neoreneszánsz stílusban épült római katolikus templom Budapesten a Lipótvárosban, a Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út közelében, a Szent István téren. A bazilika Magyarország egyik legjelentősebb egyházi épülete, a főváros egyik legnagyobb idegenforgalmi nevezetessége, a Szent István-kultusz fő helyszíne. Az épület névadója a magyar államalapító király, Szent István, akinek épségben maradt jobb kezét, a Szent Jobbot ereklyeként itt őrzik. Az épület a maga 96 méterével az ország harmadik legmagasabb épülete.( )
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Bazylika św. Stefana w Budapeszcie (węg. Szent István Bazilika) -- bazylika przy placu św. Stefana (węg. Szent István tér) w Peszcie. Od konsekracji w 1905 roku jest największym kościołem stolicy Węgier. Bazylika jest drugim budapeszteńskim, a trzecim węgierskim najwyższym budynkiem.( )
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St Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
Some views of this Roman Catholic Basilica named after Stephen, the first King of Hungary.Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary
Hungary and Slovakia Edandbarb's photos around Mohacs, Hungary
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Entry from: Mohacs, Hungary
Entry Title: Hungary and Slovakia
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We have spent the past 10 days cycling throughout Hungary and Slovakia. The Danube River is the border between these two countries, so we could be in either country, depending on which side of the river we are cycling on. We stayed mostly on the Hungarian side as we felt that country had more towns and sites to see. We developed somewhat of a love-hate relationship with Hungary -- it provided us with some of our best experiences... and some of our worst.
The first full day of cycling in Hungary proved somewhat disappointing. When we first crossed over the border we were impressed with their signage (at least we KNEW we were in Hungary - unlike when we entered Austria). They also had a big bulletin board displaying all the (EuroVelo) cycling routes in Europe. I thought this was a country that really cared how its cyclists travelled -- we soon found out how wrong we were! The cycling paths were mostly loose gravel and when we cycled on the roads, they were full of potholes -- the only passable part of the road was in the very middle. Visions of broken spokes, bent rims and flat tires entered our minds (Well, at least Ed's). Fortunately, none of those things happened.
The next day, we left the city of Gyor and followed the route as indicated on our cycling map -- another logistical error! Once again the roads were full of potholes and at one point, we were cycling on trails full of mud and water everywhere -- the worst bike trails we've experienced yet!
But maybe Hungary had bigger things to worry about than a couple of cyclists from Canada. When we arrived at a small town called Bony, we encountered our first roadblock due to heavy flooding. Luckily, they allowed bicycles through, but cars were not permitted. As we cycled by, we could see the houses and fences with sandbags stacked around them. (We later found out that further north, in Poland, they were hit the hardest with severe flooding).
In Germany and Austria, the cycling paths not only had the signs stating what path you were on, they also had signs indicating how far away the next town is and in which direction. Hungary had very few signs like that so it is a lot easier to get lost. In Acs, we stopped for lunch and then continued on our way. We followed the cycling signs as we had been conditioned to do in Germany and Austria. Both of us had a feeling that we were going in the wrong direction but we weren't sure. Twenty minutes later, we stopped again -- the bike path was becoming more like a seldom-used narrow hiking trail. Luckily, a farmer came along -- we stopped him and he showed us on the map where we were -- we were to the WEST of Acs and we were supposed to be going EAST!! We lost about an hour with that little detour! What was really funny was when we got back to the beginning of where we strayed off the trail, another couple was there, wondering which way to go! They had followed the signs, just like us. They said they had got lost earlier in the day, too. So the four of us continued on our way -- went back into Acs and went east from there.
We only went a few blocks when we encountered another roadblock. The official was giving out leaflets informing us that the road we wanted to use had been washed away and we had to take the main highway (which cyclists are ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Bratislava, Slovakia - waterfront
2. Hungarian border crossing
3. Navigating through the hazards.
4. Basilica at Esztergom, Hungary
5. War of the Worlds?
6. Castle overlooking Bratislava, Slovakia
7. Cycling signage at Hungarian border
8. Esztergom, Slovakia and Hungary
9. Esztergom Basilica
10. Basilica ceiling - Esztergom, Hungary
11. Largest painting (on one canvas) in the world.
12. Overlooking Esztergom, Hungary
13. Danube between Slovakia and Hungary.
14. Ladies 'chatting it up' in Gyor, Hungary
15. Accommodations in Gyor, Hungary
16. Morning strategy session - somewhere in Hungary
17. Parliament Buildings in Budapest, Hungary
18. Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary
19. Statue of King Saint Stephen, Budapest, Hungary
20. Tour boats on the Danube, Budapest
21. Castle District, Budapest, Hungary
22. Paprika stand in Hungary
23. Poppy fields, Hungary
24. Our usual lunch setting (weather permitting)
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Eger Ezer Éve - One Thousand Years of Eger
The name Eger derives from the Hungarian word égerfa (alder tree). In German, the town is known as Erlau, in Latin as Agria
History
St. Stephen (997--1038), the first Christian king of Hungary, founded the episcopal see in Eger. The first cathedral of Eger was built on Castle Hill, within the present site of Eger Castle. Eger grew up around its former cathedral and has remained an important religious center in Hungary since its foundation. The 14th-16th centuries were an age of prosperity for Eger. Winegrowing, for which the town is still famous, began to be important at that time. The bishops of Eger built beautiful buildings in the city during the reign of King Matthias (1458-1490) when Hungary began to be imbued with Renaissance culture.
During the Turkish occupation of Central Hungary, Eger became an important border fortress, successfully defended by Hungarian forces in the 1552 Siege of Eger, in the face of overwhelming odds. The castle's defenders under the command of Captain István Dobó are said to have numbered fewer than 2,000, including women and children, but successfully held off a Turkish army of 80,000 soldiers. Most Hungarians know the version of this story found in the novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon (Hungarian Egri csillagok, lit. Stars of Eger) by the 19th century Hungarian author Gárdonyi Géza, which is set reading under the Hungarian national curriculum.
However, Eger was attacked in 1596 by a bigger army of Turks, who took over the castle after a short siege. Then followed 91 years of Ottoman rule in which Eger was the seat of a Turkish vilayet (administrative division). Churches were converted into mosques, the castle rebuilt, and other structures erected, including public baths and minarets.
The rule of the Turks in Central Hungary began to collapse after a failed Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna. The Vienna-based Habsburgs, who controlled the rest of Hungary, apart from Transylvania, steadily expelled the Turks out of the country. The castle of Eger was starved into surrender by the Christian army led by Charles of Lorraine in 1687, after the castle of Buda had been retaken in 1686.
Eger Castle soon began to prosper again. The city was reclaimed by its bishops, which caused many local Protestants to leave. Although the city supported the Hungarian leader Prince Francis II Rákóczi in the 1703-1711 war of independence against the Habsburgs, the Hungarians were eventually defeated by the Imperial army. Soon after that, the city was ravaged by plague. However, immigration into Eger was strong, and the population rose from 6000 to 10,000 between 1725 and 1750. Many new buildings were built in Baroque and later in Zopf style, including the Episcopal Palace, the county hall, the Lyceum (now housing the Eszterházy College of Education) and several churches, while others were reclaimed from being mosques.
Eger became the seat of an archbishopric in 1804, and the church remained in firm control of the city, despite efforts by its citizens to obtain greater freedom. In 1827, much of the city center was damaged by fire again, and four years later over 200 were killed in an epidemic.
Economic recovery was slow after World War I, although the 1899 publication of Gárdonyi's Eclipse of the Crescent Moon made Eger popular as a tourist attraction and archaeological excavation of the castle began.
Eger today is a prosperous city and popular tourist destination with a charming Baroque town center.
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