Lövő
The village of Lövő is located in the north-western part of Kisalföld, bordering the villages of Sopronkövesd, Völcsej, Nemeskér and Röjtökmuzsaj. It covers an area of 17,52 km2 and has a population of 1427 inhabitants.
It has a temperate climate, clean air and the largest contiguous forest of the Kisalföld, borders the village which is rich in big game. The most ancient monument of the history of Lövő is the hill 'Várhely', which rises in the north-eastern border of the village and served as a Celtic guard post. 34 years BC, the Romans set foot on what is now Transdanubia, which they named Pannonia after the ancient inhabitants. Along the roads, the Romans placed guard posts. There is evidence that there were Romans in Lövő, if not before, then between 105 and 141 AD, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the whole of Pannonia became a 'highway of nations'. From 568 onwards, the Danube was ruled by the Avars in large numbers. As a fishing and hunting people, this rich region was very suitable for them.
After 300 years of residence, their golden age was ended by the German Emperor Charlemagne.
After 5 years of hard fighting, the Avars were forced to retreat to the river Tisza in 793.
The emperor annexed our region -part of Western Hungary- to the German empire and settled it with German inhabitants.
Route planning
Next to it, Slavonics and Croats settled, although they were Christians, but many of them had fallen back into paganism.
Then, thanks to the missionary work of St Stephen, monks settled. It was probably as a result of their missionary work that the present-day Lövő, between Nagyerdő and the Alps, had a 'mother church', and it was from here that the secular priests ran the religious life of the region. The ancient church of "St. Martin" was destroyed in the time of Charlemagne during the reign of the leaders, but its memory remains.
In 950, German chroniclers mention battles near 'ad Lova' (Hungarian: near Lövő).
In the times of St. Stephen, Lövő's role as a border defender was preserved. Lövő may have been the permanent residence of the guards, and Fel-Lövő, on the high ground, was their guard post from which they could watch the roads. The Tartar invasion was a major turning point in the history of the village. The Tartars caused enormous destruction and the village population fled. Lövő ceased to exist as a guard post.
After the Tartar invasion, Béla IV filled the area with Bavarian settlers. Lövő was then called Schützen, while other sources suggest that it may have been called Geshiess. Part of the border is still called "Gurund", from the German word Grund. Our next memory is from 1317. Charles Robert issues a charter confirming the privileges of Lövő (exemption from mountain tolls, right to a deesman).
The settlement was a manorial estate in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the population of Lövő was supplemented by German settlers. Lövő briefly became a farming town in the second half of the 15th century, but this title disappeared with the Ottoman world. The Turks, on their way to Vienna, almost completely destroyed the village, and in 1683 the French burnt down what remained. Its inhabitants scattered, most of them moving to Nagylózs. At the time, György Széchenyi, Archbishop of Esztergom, was the landlord of Lövő, who, in a 1691 letter of freedom to lure settlers and serfs, assured the immigrants that they would remain serfs, but that they would not have to work as slaves, which they could redeem in money. At that time the Croats and the so-called taxalists, who were not noblemen but could move freely, moved in. After the plague of 1711, many Germans settled in Lövő again, mainly industrialists. In 1720 the ruined church was rebuilt. In 1862, Count Pál Széchenyi sold his estate to the inhabitants of the village. Lövő was given a station next to the Sopron-Szombathely railway line, which opened in 1865. The predecessor of the Lövő knife factory started production in 1924. The factory was looted and destroyed by the Germans in 1945. The knife factory, which was nationalised in 1949, was annexed to the ELZETT Sopron factory, which was taken over by the German ROTO group in the second half of the 1990s. Today, the Roto Elzett factory provides work for 700 people from the surrounding area and Sopron.
Church of Virgin Mary
A Roman Catholic church with a single nave and a central tower in late Baroque style.
TThe village had a stone church as early as the Kanizsays between 1387 and 1532, but church visitation records show it to be narrow and dilapidated. Its Gothic chalice dates from the 14th century. An internal repair was carried out in 1572, and in 1646 there was no vestry. In 1659 it was in danger of collapsing. In 1714 it was still in a bad state, and in 1720 the parish priest János Stehenits had it repaired and an organ was added. It was then that the church was given the name Virgin Mary instead of the title of Saint Martin. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 22 April 1782, and the church was consecrated a year and a half later on 5 November 1783. The façade is topped by a main parapet. Above it rises a four-sided tin-hipped tower, divided by a gabled belt parapet. The windows around the tower room are semicircular, Tuscan half-pillared, lancet windows. The mezzanine has round windows. The main doorway is carved with string courses. The nave walls have basket-arched windows and Tuscan semi-pillars. The narrow end wall of the sanctuary has a concave vaulted ceiling with a Bohemian glass arch. The parish priest Paul Bene had the spire rebuilt with a pointed top. On the south side a new sacristy was built, the old one became an oratory. At this time, the altars of St. Stephen and St. Martin were replaced by the altars of St. Mary and St. Roch. The new altar of St. Mary was replaced by the statue of St. Mary of Lurdes. The pulpit is also new. In 1856 the church was renovated by the parish priest Ferenc Fritz.
The high altar dates from 1903. Ferenc Stornó painted the altarpiece of the Assumption of Mary, with the whole Trinity above. On two sides are small statues of two Hungarian saint kings. The side altars were made in the early 20th century. One is the altar of the Heart of Jesus with the image of St. Rozalia of Palermo (this image was probably restored by János Rath in 1865).
It has a temperate climate, clean air and the largest contiguous forest of the Kisalföld, borders the village which is rich in big game. The most ancient monument of the history of Lövő is the hill 'Várhely', which rises in the north-eastern border of the village and served as a Celtic guard post. 34 years BC, the Romans set foot on what is now Transdanubia, which they named Pannonia after the ancient inhabitants. Along the roads, the Romans placed guard posts. There is evidence that there were Romans in Lövő, if not before, then between 105 and 141 AD, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the whole of Pannonia became a 'highway of nations'. From 568 onwards, the Danube was ruled by the Avars in large numbers. As a fishing and hunting people, this rich region was very suitable for them.
After 300 years of residence, their golden age was ended by the German Emperor Charlemagne.
After 5 years of hard fighting, the Avars were forced to retreat to the river Tisza in 793.
The emperor annexed our region -part of Western Hungary- to the German empire and settled it with German inhabitants.
Route planning
Next to it, Slavonics and Croats settled, although they were Christians, but many of them had fallen back into paganism.
Then, thanks to the missionary work of St Stephen, monks settled. It was probably as a result of their missionary work that the present-day Lövő, between Nagyerdő and the Alps, had a 'mother church', and it was from here that the secular priests ran the religious life of the region. The ancient church of "St. Martin" was destroyed in the time of Charlemagne during the reign of the leaders, but its memory remains.
In 950, German chroniclers mention battles near 'ad Lova' (Hungarian: near Lövő).
In the times of St. Stephen, Lövő's role as a border defender was preserved. Lövő may have been the permanent residence of the guards, and Fel-Lövő, on the high ground, was their guard post from which they could watch the roads. The Tartar invasion was a major turning point in the history of the village. The Tartars caused enormous destruction and the village population fled. Lövő ceased to exist as a guard post.
After the Tartar invasion, Béla IV filled the area with Bavarian settlers. Lövő was then called Schützen, while other sources suggest that it may have been called Geshiess. Part of the border is still called "Gurund", from the German word Grund. Our next memory is from 1317. Charles Robert issues a charter confirming the privileges of Lövő (exemption from mountain tolls, right to a deesman).
The settlement was a manorial estate in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the population of Lövő was supplemented by German settlers. Lövő briefly became a farming town in the second half of the 15th century, but this title disappeared with the Ottoman world. The Turks, on their way to Vienna, almost completely destroyed the village, and in 1683 the French burnt down what remained. Its inhabitants scattered, most of them moving to Nagylózs. At the time, György Széchenyi, Archbishop of Esztergom, was the landlord of Lövő, who, in a 1691 letter of freedom to lure settlers and serfs, assured the immigrants that they would remain serfs, but that they would not have to work as slaves, which they could redeem in money. At that time the Croats and the so-called taxalists, who were not noblemen but could move freely, moved in. After the plague of 1711, many Germans settled in Lövő again, mainly industrialists. In 1720 the ruined church was rebuilt. In 1862, Count Pál Széchenyi sold his estate to the inhabitants of the village. Lövő was given a station next to the Sopron-Szombathely railway line, which opened in 1865. The predecessor of the Lövő knife factory started production in 1924. The factory was looted and destroyed by the Germans in 1945. The knife factory, which was nationalised in 1949, was annexed to the ELZETT Sopron factory, which was taken over by the German ROTO group in the second half of the 1990s. Today, the Roto Elzett factory provides work for 700 people from the surrounding area and Sopron.
Church of Virgin Mary
A Roman Catholic church with a single nave and a central tower in late Baroque style.
TThe village had a stone church as early as the Kanizsays between 1387 and 1532, but church visitation records show it to be narrow and dilapidated. Its Gothic chalice dates from the 14th century. An internal repair was carried out in 1572, and in 1646 there was no vestry. In 1659 it was in danger of collapsing. In 1714 it was still in a bad state, and in 1720 the parish priest János Stehenits had it repaired and an organ was added. It was then that the church was given the name Virgin Mary instead of the title of Saint Martin. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 22 April 1782, and the church was consecrated a year and a half later on 5 November 1783. The façade is topped by a main parapet. Above it rises a four-sided tin-hipped tower, divided by a gabled belt parapet. The windows around the tower room are semicircular, Tuscan half-pillared, lancet windows. The mezzanine has round windows. The main doorway is carved with string courses. The nave walls have basket-arched windows and Tuscan semi-pillars. The narrow end wall of the sanctuary has a concave vaulted ceiling with a Bohemian glass arch. The parish priest Paul Bene had the spire rebuilt with a pointed top. On the south side a new sacristy was built, the old one became an oratory. At this time, the altars of St. Stephen and St. Martin were replaced by the altars of St. Mary and St. Roch. The new altar of St. Mary was replaced by the statue of St. Mary of Lurdes. The pulpit is also new. In 1856 the church was renovated by the parish priest Ferenc Fritz.
The high altar dates from 1903. Ferenc Stornó painted the altarpiece of the Assumption of Mary, with the whole Trinity above. On two sides are small statues of two Hungarian saint kings. The side altars were made in the early 20th century. One is the altar of the Heart of Jesus with the image of St. Rozalia of Palermo (this image was probably restored by János Rath in 1865).