Répcevis
The village of Répcevis is situated near Kőszeg, between Zsira, Szakony, Peresznye and the Hungarian-Austrian border, at the junction of the Kisalföld and the Alpokalja. Répcevis lies at th bottom of the Alps, 37 km from Sopron, 14 km from Kőszeg and 27 km from Szombathely.
It is connected by a cycle path to Zsira and Locsmand, from which you can cycle through Bük to Bő. The climate is temperate, with the proximity of the Alps making it rainier and slightly cooler than the national average, but with a very variable rainfall distribution.
Répcevis covers an area of 6,09 km2 and has 315 inhabitants.
Route planning
The first written record of the settlement dates back to 1225. In 1930, the merger of Káptalanvis and Nemesvis became Répcevis. Nemesvis was owned by noble families. The landlord of Káptalanvis was the Győr chapter throughout the entire lordship period. For 4 hours on 11 October 1848, the village was the scene of one of the battles of the War of Independence. In 1860-70 there was a great drought. In 1863 the Répce dried up completely, without a drop of water for more than 8 weeks. In 1879, however, frequent rainfall caused the Répce to flood to the point where it overflowed the village boundary. This happened again in 1900. The elementary school was built in 1790. In 1832-34, as a result of the downpours, large amounts of water entered the building and flooded the classrooms, so by 1935 a new one-storey school with two servants' apartments was built, and a statue of St Imre was placed on the building. In 1965, another flood devastated the village. Répcevis did not develop much due to its proximity to the border, so the population was almost halved compared to 1930.
St Andrew's Church
The location of the church is beautiful, its high altitude dominating the landscape. The church was built in 1722 and its tower was covered with tin in 1766. It was subsequently rebuilt in 1776. During this major rebuilding, the church was enlarged several times over with the addition of the newly raised nave. The exterior of the building is quite simple. At first sight, it looks as if it is a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. But most of the church can only be classified as late Baroque. The whole building was built in 1897 with buttresses, the current tower was built in 1766. The Baroque parish church of St. Andrew, with a single nave and a single tower, which has been rebuilt many times, is a monument. The chapel of the Queen of the Rosary, the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk and the gravestones around the church (the gravestone of Boldizsár Rimanóczy from 1730, the gravestone of the Farkas family from 1754, the gravestone of the Csébi family and the neoclassical gravestone of László Konkoly from 1822) were built at the end of the 17th century.
It is connected by a cycle path to Zsira and Locsmand, from which you can cycle through Bük to Bő. The climate is temperate, with the proximity of the Alps making it rainier and slightly cooler than the national average, but with a very variable rainfall distribution.
Répcevis covers an area of 6,09 km2 and has 315 inhabitants.
Route planning
The first written record of the settlement dates back to 1225. In 1930, the merger of Káptalanvis and Nemesvis became Répcevis. Nemesvis was owned by noble families. The landlord of Káptalanvis was the Győr chapter throughout the entire lordship period. For 4 hours on 11 October 1848, the village was the scene of one of the battles of the War of Independence. In 1860-70 there was a great drought. In 1863 the Répce dried up completely, without a drop of water for more than 8 weeks. In 1879, however, frequent rainfall caused the Répce to flood to the point where it overflowed the village boundary. This happened again in 1900. The elementary school was built in 1790. In 1832-34, as a result of the downpours, large amounts of water entered the building and flooded the classrooms, so by 1935 a new one-storey school with two servants' apartments was built, and a statue of St Imre was placed on the building. In 1965, another flood devastated the village. Répcevis did not develop much due to its proximity to the border, so the population was almost halved compared to 1930.
St Andrew's Church
The location of the church is beautiful, its high altitude dominating the landscape. The church was built in 1722 and its tower was covered with tin in 1766. It was subsequently rebuilt in 1776. During this major rebuilding, the church was enlarged several times over with the addition of the newly raised nave. The exterior of the building is quite simple. At first sight, it looks as if it is a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. But most of the church can only be classified as late Baroque. The whole building was built in 1897 with buttresses, the current tower was built in 1766. The Baroque parish church of St. Andrew, with a single nave and a single tower, which has been rebuilt many times, is a monument. The chapel of the Queen of the Rosary, the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk and the gravestones around the church (the gravestone of Boldizsár Rimanóczy from 1730, the gravestone of the Farkas family from 1754, the gravestone of the Csébi family and the neoclassical gravestone of László Konkoly from 1822) were built at the end of the 17th century.