Sopronhorpács
Sopronhorpács lies south of Sopron and north-east of Kőszeg on the western edge of the Kisalföld, on the Répce plain. It is situated at the bottom of the Alps, 30 km from Sopron, 21 km from Kőszeg and 35 km from Szombathely.
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1220. In 1906 the village was renamed Sopronhorpács instead of Horpács, and in 1933 it was united with the neighbouring village of Lédec. People lived in the village in the polished Stone Age, and from the early Iron Age we know the groups of people: the Illyrians, Celts, Romans, Huns, Longobards, Avars and Franks. There are no finds from the period around the conquest. Horpács was occupied by the Osl clan from the 12th century. The village was first mentioned in a charter in 1230. In 1241 the people of the village fled from the Tatars into the surrounding forests, and the church was burnt down. Béla IV filled the population with Bavarian settlers. In the 13th century, Horpács and its surroundings suffered a lot from the raiders from Németújvár and Kőszeg, who often raided the castle of Kőszeg.
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By the early 1800s, all the Széchényi estates were in the hands of Count Ferenc Széchényi.In 1933, Sopronhorpács and Kislédec were united.In 1951, a machine station was established, and in 1959, the Agricultural Cooperative was founded. The village has a wide range of services: a post office, a kindergarten with day care, a primary school, a district and dental clinic, a health centre with antenatal and infant care, and a paediatric clinic. The community centre has a library and a cinema. The village is a tourist destination. The village covers an area of 20,69 km2 and has 870 inhabitants.
Church of St. Peter and Paul
The 13th-century Romanesque parish church of Sopronhorpács is one of the oldest ecclesiastical monuments of national importance in the country. The protection of the heritage of the 13th century parish church is an important task, as the building must be passed on to posterity.
The church has a unique value at national level and is also a priority monument because of its characteristics, as listed below:
its unique lined doorway with 7-7 carved columns
there is evidence of medieval hardwood structures between the roof trusses and the roof trusses
the unique plan of the building, with the asymmetry of the two-bay layout.
The present church has a single nave, with a side aisle on the south side, which was rebuilt during the 1957-60 renovation, symbolising the original part of the building and showing the Gothic buttresses. The nave is followed by a choir and a sanctuary, with the present sacristy on the south side and a niche currently used as a storeroom on the north side.
The façade of the church is dominated by medieval masonry and openings, with plastered surfaces. The main façade is dominated by a large, for the size of the church, lined doorway surmounted by a Baroque tower with masonry and blinded turrets.
Built in the last third of the 12th century as a simple village church, it was later converted into a clan church by the Osl family. In the course of time, the church, which had been ruined, was replaced by a church of the diocese built in the early 13th century. In the first half of the 16th century, the church was destroyed by fire to such an extent that the sanctuary and the sanctuary porch collapsed. In 1737, the sanctuary was boarded up, and between 1741 and 1747 the whole church was boarded up. The interior of the church shows traces of Romanesque and Gothic, Baroque and modern architecture.
The church was renovated in 2010-12 with EU EAFRD, NFA national funding and donations from the faithful.
The former Széchenyi manor house was built in the Baroque style in 1772-1773. In 1872 and 1874, Liszt Ferenc spent several weeks in Horpács. It was here that Mór Jókai set to music his poem 'The Love of a Dead Poet' about Petőfi. György Széchenyi, bishop and archbishop of Győr, later archbishop of Kalocsa, acquired the Széchenyi family estates, including Horpács, in the 17th century. In this area, patches of hornbeam-oak without stumps alternate with hardwood - oak-ash-sil - groves in the lower parts, especially on the high floodplain along the Metőc river, and with the alder with honey alder on a single patch of stagnant water. In the early 18th century, a so-called small castle was built, and Count László Széchenyi moved into it in 1738. The woodland around the small castle was probably thinned out during the building work, but there is no evidence of the French garden, or geometric garden, typical of the period. The oldest hornbeam tree in the park, one of the largest in the country, probably dates from this period. The trunk measures almost 300 cm at a height of 130 cm, and the crown covers an area of about 350 m2.
Sopronhorpács Restaurant
Restaurant of Tamás Molnár
Delicious, home-style cuisine awaits the guests.
Tel.: 06 99/365-536
Sopronhorpács, Dózsa György u.1.
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1220. In 1906 the village was renamed Sopronhorpács instead of Horpács, and in 1933 it was united with the neighbouring village of Lédec. People lived in the village in the polished Stone Age, and from the early Iron Age we know the groups of people: the Illyrians, Celts, Romans, Huns, Longobards, Avars and Franks. There are no finds from the period around the conquest. Horpács was occupied by the Osl clan from the 12th century. The village was first mentioned in a charter in 1230. In 1241 the people of the village fled from the Tatars into the surrounding forests, and the church was burnt down. Béla IV filled the population with Bavarian settlers. In the 13th century, Horpács and its surroundings suffered a lot from the raiders from Németújvár and Kőszeg, who often raided the castle of Kőszeg.
Route planning
By the early 1800s, all the Széchényi estates were in the hands of Count Ferenc Széchényi.In 1933, Sopronhorpács and Kislédec were united.In 1951, a machine station was established, and in 1959, the Agricultural Cooperative was founded. The village has a wide range of services: a post office, a kindergarten with day care, a primary school, a district and dental clinic, a health centre with antenatal and infant care, and a paediatric clinic. The community centre has a library and a cinema. The village is a tourist destination. The village covers an area of 20,69 km2 and has 870 inhabitants.
Church of St. Peter and Paul
The 13th-century Romanesque parish church of Sopronhorpács is one of the oldest ecclesiastical monuments of national importance in the country. The protection of the heritage of the 13th century parish church is an important task, as the building must be passed on to posterity.
The church has a unique value at national level and is also a priority monument because of its characteristics, as listed below:
its unique lined doorway with 7-7 carved columns
there is evidence of medieval hardwood structures between the roof trusses and the roof trusses
the unique plan of the building, with the asymmetry of the two-bay layout.
The present church has a single nave, with a side aisle on the south side, which was rebuilt during the 1957-60 renovation, symbolising the original part of the building and showing the Gothic buttresses. The nave is followed by a choir and a sanctuary, with the present sacristy on the south side and a niche currently used as a storeroom on the north side.
The façade of the church is dominated by medieval masonry and openings, with plastered surfaces. The main façade is dominated by a large, for the size of the church, lined doorway surmounted by a Baroque tower with masonry and blinded turrets.
Built in the last third of the 12th century as a simple village church, it was later converted into a clan church by the Osl family. In the course of time, the church, which had been ruined, was replaced by a church of the diocese built in the early 13th century. In the first half of the 16th century, the church was destroyed by fire to such an extent that the sanctuary and the sanctuary porch collapsed. In 1737, the sanctuary was boarded up, and between 1741 and 1747 the whole church was boarded up. The interior of the church shows traces of Romanesque and Gothic, Baroque and modern architecture.
The church was renovated in 2010-12 with EU EAFRD, NFA national funding and donations from the faithful.
The former Széchenyi manor house was built in the Baroque style in 1772-1773. In 1872 and 1874, Liszt Ferenc spent several weeks in Horpács. It was here that Mór Jókai set to music his poem 'The Love of a Dead Poet' about Petőfi. György Széchenyi, bishop and archbishop of Győr, later archbishop of Kalocsa, acquired the Széchenyi family estates, including Horpács, in the 17th century. In this area, patches of hornbeam-oak without stumps alternate with hardwood - oak-ash-sil - groves in the lower parts, especially on the high floodplain along the Metőc river, and with the alder with honey alder on a single patch of stagnant water. In the early 18th century, a so-called small castle was built, and Count László Széchenyi moved into it in 1738. The woodland around the small castle was probably thinned out during the building work, but there is no evidence of the French garden, or geometric garden, typical of the period. The oldest hornbeam tree in the park, one of the largest in the country, probably dates from this period. The trunk measures almost 300 cm at a height of 130 cm, and the crown covers an area of about 350 m2.
Sopronhorpács Restaurant
Restaurant of Tamás Molnár
Delicious, home-style cuisine awaits the guests.
Tel.: 06 99/365-536
Sopronhorpács, Dózsa György u.1.