Türje
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Türje | |
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| Postal code | 8796 |
| Area code | +36 83 |
| KSH code | 12609[3] |
| Website | www.turje.hu |
Türje is a village in
History
The foundation of the village may go back to the 10th century. The monastery of the
Turks destroyed the village in 1532. Later the village received the status of oppidum, with merchant town rights 1535. In 1566, the troops of Sümeg occupied the monastery and burned the church. The bishop of Veszprém rebuilt the monastery as a fortress against the Turks in the long wars of the 16th century. During the last attack of the Turks against Vienna, Törje become deserted by the Turkish army.
In the rebuilding period of the late 1690s, Türje again received the rights of the oppidium town in 1703. In the Rákóczi freedom fights, Türje was a base for the kuruc (Hungarian) troops. For this reason, the Austrian general Rabutin burned the village again in 1707.
In the years of 1720, the premontre monks returned; however, they were governed from two Austrian monasteries of Pernegg and Hradisch. Finally, the monastery became independent in 1802. In this period, the monastery was the landowner of the village.
The railway construction of the late 19th century gave impetus to the development of the village.
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in Türje are the monastery and the Romanesque church. Türje become famous for the discovery of the medieval murals of the Saint Ladislaus legend on the northern walls of the church. After Tereske, Ócsa, and Vizsoly, this church is the fourth most important place where medieval frescoes can be found.
References
- ^ Türje at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Türje at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- ^ Türje at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- Lángi József, D. Mezey Alice (2002): Beszámoló a türjei volt premontrei prépostsági templomban feltárt Szent László-legenda falképciklusról. (Report about the recently discovered Sain Ladislaus legend mural in the Türje Premontre Church.) Műemlékvédelmi Szemle, 2002/2. sz.
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46°58′55″N 17°6′19″E / 46.98194°N 17.10528°E
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