Feldebrő
Feldebrő is a village in Heves county in Hungary.
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Feldebrő stands in the valley of the Tarna River, at the southeastern foot of the Mátra Mountains. Nearby villages include , Aldebrő, Tófalu, Kerecsend, Egerszólát, and Verpelét. The village belongs to the Archdiocese of Eger.
Origin of the name of the village[]
The name of the village comes from the Hungarian word debrő "broad valley." It may be related to the Slavic dialect term debra "floodplain."
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During the Árpád period the village belonged to the Aba family. It may have been one of that family's principle seats, given that a Hungarian king was buried in the church. The original church in the form of a Greek cross was built in the 11th century; it contained the tomb of King Samuel Aba of Hungary. The building was later transformed into a three-nave church, but the original crypt was preserved.
References[]
- Henszlmann, Imre (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
- Gerő, László (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
- Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanischen Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
External links[]
- Feldebrő Official Homepage
- European vine tours poratl
- Feldebrő on Vendégváró homepage
- Feldebrő in the szeporszag.hu homepage
- Aerial photos
- Feldebrő – railway station
Coordinates: 47°48′50″N 20°14′10″E / 47.81389°N 20.23611°E
- Romanesque architecture in Hungary
- Populated places in Heves County