Transcript Szekszárd The town of Szekszárd is the seat of Tolna county an one of the oldest settlements in the Trans-Danubian region with 40.000 inhabitants. It is situated.

Szekszárd
The town of Szekszárd
is the seat of Tolna
county an one of the
oldest settlements in
the Trans-Danubian
region with 40.000
inhabitants.
It is situated 140
kilometres from
Budapest, 70
kilometres from the
Croatian border.
History
Szekszárd and its
neighbourhood were
inhabited a very long time
ago. The Romans
introduced the production
of wine and the Roman
military road led this way
from south to north to
Aquincum. The name of
the town was Alisca.
The earliest reference to
Szekszárd appears under
the name of Sagard in the
foundation deed of the
Pécsvárad Abbey.
King Béla I. established a
Benedictine Abbey in the
town in 1061. His statue is
in the garden of the church.
In 1541 the town was
captured by the Turks. The
area became depopulated
and most of the towns and
villages were ruined.
From the beginning of the
18th century southern
Slavs and Germans settled
here.
In 1848 the reform Period the citizens of the
town supported the War of Independence
led by Kossuth.
In the past Szekszárd and the surrounding
area were an important agricultural area that
was famous for its cattle, silkworm breeding
and wine.
In the shield of the town you can see: grapes,
wheat and a bell.
The town has now
several industrial
plants, joint ventures,
which are situated
outside the town.
For example: leather
and plastic
processing, car spare
component parts and
a dairiey.
The Aliscavin
produces several
excellent wines:
Franc cabernet,
Oporto, Bull’s Blood.
The sights of the town
County hall
It is the most beautiful classicist
style building of the town,
designed by Mihály Pollack.
The Benedictine abbey was on
its site in 1061. King Béla the
first had been living here for
several years. A lot of concerts
of Liszt were organised here.
A wine fountain is standing in
the garden of the Old County
Hall.
City hall
It was built in
1842 in late
baroque style.
Church, Holy Trinity Statue
The central Catholic church was
built in 1802. It is the largest onenave church in Middle-Europe.
The Holy Trinity Statue is the
oldest baroque relic in Szekszárd,
it was erected in 1853 in memory
of stopping the plaque epidemic.
Garay square with the statue of the poet.
German Theatre, the first German speaking
theatre in Hungary.
Augusz-House:
was built in 1820 after the pattern of castle
of Miramare near the Lake Genf Switzerland.
Prometheus Park: was formed in 1979.
Prometheus stole the fire from the Gods for
people. As a punishment he was chained to
the rock and a vulture tore his liver.
Community centre Babits:
built in 1970, with a 600 seat-theatre, movie,
rebuilt in 2005
The house of arts:
Former synagogue built in 1897 in mor style,
rebuilt in 1985
Wossinszky Mór Museum:
built in neoclassicist style in 1896. The
museum is well known for its rich
archeological and enthographical material.
Kálvária-hill:
Grapes monument (built in 1983)
Look-out tower
Great view to the town
The surroundings of Szekszárd
Szálka
Szálka is located in the
hearth of Szekszárd Hills
12 kilometers from the
cities of Szekszárd and
Bonyhád. Szálka Lake
winds along the longest
valley of Szekszárd Hills.
The 67 hectares lake is the
major attraction of the
village. The surrounding
forests shelter a wide
variety of game and
famous for their
outstanding deer
population. In 1891 a deer
with a 14.5kg antler was
shot in these forests which
had been a world record
for a long time. 67% of the
local area is forest which
guarantees excellent air
quality and microclimate.
Available activities in Szálka: wine tasting, horse
riding, fishing and hunting, skating, hiking and bike
riding in the forest, boating, arts and crafts, and pig
sticking.
Pörböly
The village started taking shape after world
war I. only. Its population originates from the
neighbourhood plains. For the inhabitants of
the settlement primarily the Gemenc forest
and the proximity of the world-famous
animal stock gives work. We can enter the
Gemenc forest with a railway and we can
visit the folklor exhibition.
Sióagárd
It has a characteristic folk
costume. The locals put it on
even nowadays on holidays.
Excellent wines are made in the
cellars of Leányvár which rises
next to the vilage.
Some of the programmes are:
wine tasting, visiting cellars,
Embroidery Museum,
Reneissance banquet for groups
Dark Valley
The „Dark Valley” Natural Park
can be found 10 kms from
Szekszárd, which is a famous
tourist spot for hiking, relaxing
and fishing.
Decs
It is well known of it’s folk
costume and preserved
culture. Every third year,
during the the Riverside
Folklore Festival by the
Danube it presents this
treasure, but there is also
much to see in the Folkhouse. It has a doll
museum with more than
hundred dolls in
traditional costumes of
Sárköz.
Tamási
In Tamási you can do lots of
things too. You can relax in
the Thermal Spa, visit the
Natural Preserve of Gyulaj,
visit wine cellars or go
angling.
If you want to see the
cultural side of Tamási, you
can see the monuments, the
archaeological findings,
paintings or contemporary
fine art pieces.
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