Völcsej
Völcsej is a one-street, comb-built, former noble village. The village is situated at the bottom of the Alps, 27 km from Sopron, 26 km from Kőszeg and 43 km from Szombathely. The settlement covers an area of 9,32 km2 and has 415 inhabitants.
The first documentary mention of Völcsej dates back to 1281. The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1865. The inscription reads: N.W.C. During the occupation, the area was settled by the Kalka harka and the famous and infamous Vérbulcsu people of the Répce valley. The uninhabited grassland between present-day Hungary and Austria was watched over by the guards and marksmen who settled there. They were practically professional soldiers. They populated and organised the surrounding settlements in the early days. At that time, the countryside was still covered with continuous forests, and deforestation was used to create agricultural land. The consolidation of the state system under the House of Árpád allowed the permanent settlement of the clans. A significant part of the Kisalföld was occupied by the Osl tribe of Besenyő origin. Völcsej, among many other settlements, was also a possession of the Osls. The kings rewarded the Osl-nation with many estates, mainly for their military merits. Later, according to a deed of donation dated 1230, Prince Osl donated Völcsej and other parts of his estate to the Premonstratensian monastery of Csorna, in recognition of the order's sacrificial work of conversion and other educational activities, especially in the conversion of the marshy lands to agriculture. The Premonstratensians used the income from their estates for these purposes. There were other landowners in Völcsey who held important legal positions in the county's jurisdiction in the Middle Ages. In 1382, the word 'Nobiles', or 'noble', appears in the documents before the name of Völcsey. This meant that the village was a noble estate.
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Its landlords were the Völcsejis, who took their name from their estate, which passed from father to son. If any of the powers that be tried to interfere with their rights, they could appeal to the king personally, which they did on a few occasions. In 1456, György Völcseji informed the Sopron magistracy from Vienna that Governor János Hunyadi had won a great victory over the Turks at Nándorfehérvár. Since the 1500s, nobles had been exchanging noble plots in Völcsey. In 1598, 29 noblemen with taxas were already living and paying this special tax in Völcsey. In the meantime, the Turks marching on Vienna destroyed the village, which was originally located in the area of the present cemetery, and rebuilt it after the threat had passed. The nobles were of course obliged to take part in the wars, especially in defence of the homeland.
The Kuruc wars had little impact on the village, although both sides tried to harass the population. In 1710, however, the plague epidemic claimed many victims. In 1754-55, there was a census of the nobility in the country. Nowhere were there more nobles living in the villages of the county than in Völcsey. The result was that the estates were fragmented and the landowners impoverished. Their noble privileges remained intact, but their quality of life and material standards began to resemble those of serfs, with few exceptions. The population increased steadily, despite frequent infant mortality, due to the high fertility rate. The village has been registered since 1788, before which it belonged to the parish of the village of Egyházasfalu as a filia, without a local priest. The nobility took part in the Napoleonic battles and were involved in the defeat of Győr. In 1848, the village survived the vengeful ravages of Croatian troops retreating in defeat. On 10 October 1848, some 8-10,000 soldiers of the Jellasic Ban, fleeing from the battlefield of Pákozd, accompanied by 6 cannons and led by General Theodorovic, robbed and burnt Lövő on 10 October 1848, and then spent the night under the forest of Horpács. The population fled to the area around the Old Ditch until the danger had passed.
Its landlords were the Völcsejis, who took their name from their estate, which passed from father to son. If any of the powers that be tried to interfere with their rights, they could appeal to the king personally, which they did on a few occasions. In 1456, György Völcseji informed the Sopron magistracy from Vienna that Governor János Hunyadi had won a great victory over the Turks at Nándorfehérvár. Since the 1500s, nobles had been exchanging noble plots in Völcsey. In 1598, 29 noblemen with taxas were already living and paying this special tax in Völcsey. In the meantime, the Turks marching on Vienna destroyed the village, which was originally located in the area of the present cemetery, and rebuilt it after the threat had passed. The nobles were of course obliged to take part in the wars, especially in defence of the homeland.
The Kuruc wars had little impact on the village, although both sides tried to harass the population. In 1710, however, the plague epidemic claimed many victims. In 1754-55, there was a census of the nobility in the country. Nowhere were there more nobles living in the villages of the county than in Völcsey. The result was that the estates were fragmented and the landowners impoverished. Their noble privileges remained intact, but their quality of life and material standards began to resemble those of serfs, with few exceptions. The population increased steadily, despite frequent infant mortality, due to the high fertility rate. The village has been registered since 1788, before which it belonged to the parish of the village of Egyházasfalu as a filia, without a local priest. The nobility took part in the Napoleonic battles and were involved in the defeat of Győr. In 1848, the village survived the vengeful ravages of Croatian troops retreating in defeat. On 10 October 1848, some 8-10,000 soldiers of the Jellasic Ban, fleeing from the battlefield of Pácozd, accompanied by 6 cannons and led by General Theodorovic, robbed and burnt Lövő on 10 October 1848, and then spent the night under the forest of Horpács. The population fled to the area around the Old Ditch until the danger had passed.
PRESENTATION OF THE SACRAL VALUES OF THE VALLEY LAKE
During the Reformation era, the village became a daughter church of the Church of the Reformation and with it, the church remained in existence for quite a long time, almost until the 1670s. It was rebuilt from its ruins soon after the Turkish invasion of 1683, and was found in order by the bishop's visit in 1697. It was separated from the mother church in 1788, the year in which the registration of the church began.
In 1829, from the report of a bishop's visitor. Its pulpit was decorated by the four evangelists and had an organ.
HOLY MARK the Evangelist
Celebration: 25th of April.
Mark's mother Mary made her house available to the first Christians in Jerusalem. Mark accompanied St Paul on his first missionary journey with his cousin Barnabas. He later accompanied St Peter to Rome. He wrote his Gospel mainly on the basis of Peter's teaching. According to tradition, he founded the Church of Alexandria and was martyred there around 100 AD.
Of his three bells, one is from 1743 in honour of St Stephen and St Lazarus, the second from 1796 in honour of Mary, and the third is the bell of the soul from 1802.
In 1864 the church was demolished and a new one was built in its place. The new one was consecrated the following year by Bishop János Simor of Győr.
It stands out for its high walls and large proportions, and its exterior decoration is in the Romanesque style. A new high altar and pulpit were added to the church, which is now dedicated to St. László.
The main altarpiece depicts the holy king.
One side altar is raised in honour of the old patron saint, Mark the Evangelist, and on it stand Baroque statues of 2 plagues (St. Roch and St. Sebesthen ).
(In Western Europe, the last great wave of the plague occurred at the beginning of the 18th century (Marseille, 1720-1722) and in the East in the second half of the century (1770-1771), although it still reared its head in the Balkans and Russia in the 19th century. The pagan roots of the plague and the Christian sacred magical practices of the sacred went hand in hand. The faithful became more religious than usual, visiting the well-known shrines, the cult of the saints who helped to protect against the plague (St. Sebastian, St. Roch, St. Rosalia of Palermo, etc.) grew, and amulets with religious themes became more widespread. )
Next to the parish, a small chapel with a bell tower, already mentioned in the 1829 minutes as a chapel dedicated to St Joseph, was converted in its present state to the Virgin Mary of Lurdes.
Roadside statues are from the second half of the 18th century depicting: St. Florian and St. John of Nepomuk.
The first documentary mention of Völcsej dates back to 1281. The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1865. The inscription reads: N.W.C. During the occupation, the area was settled by the Kalka harka and the famous and infamous Vérbulcsu people of the Répce valley. The uninhabited grassland between present-day Hungary and Austria was watched over by the guards and marksmen who settled there. They were practically professional soldiers. They populated and organised the surrounding settlements in the early days. At that time, the countryside was still covered with continuous forests, and deforestation was used to create agricultural land. The consolidation of the state system under the House of Árpád allowed the permanent settlement of the clans. A significant part of the Kisalföld was occupied by the Osl tribe of Besenyő origin. Völcsej, among many other settlements, was also a possession of the Osls. The kings rewarded the Osl-nation with many estates, mainly for their military merits. Later, according to a deed of donation dated 1230, Prince Osl donated Völcsej and other parts of his estate to the Premonstratensian monastery of Csorna, in recognition of the order's sacrificial work of conversion and other educational activities, especially in the conversion of the marshy lands to agriculture. The Premonstratensians used the income from their estates for these purposes. There were other landowners in Völcsey who held important legal positions in the county's jurisdiction in the Middle Ages. In 1382, the word 'Nobiles', or 'noble', appears in the documents before the name of Völcsey. This meant that the village was a noble estate.
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Its landlords were the Völcsejis, who took their name from their estate, which passed from father to son. If any of the powers that be tried to interfere with their rights, they could appeal to the king personally, which they did on a few occasions. In 1456, György Völcseji informed the Sopron magistracy from Vienna that Governor János Hunyadi had won a great victory over the Turks at Nándorfehérvár. Since the 1500s, nobles had been exchanging noble plots in Völcsey. In 1598, 29 noblemen with taxas were already living and paying this special tax in Völcsey. In the meantime, the Turks marching on Vienna destroyed the village, which was originally located in the area of the present cemetery, and rebuilt it after the threat had passed. The nobles were of course obliged to take part in the wars, especially in defence of the homeland.
The Kuruc wars had little impact on the village, although both sides tried to harass the population. In 1710, however, the plague epidemic claimed many victims. In 1754-55, there was a census of the nobility in the country. Nowhere were there more nobles living in the villages of the county than in Völcsey. The result was that the estates were fragmented and the landowners impoverished. Their noble privileges remained intact, but their quality of life and material standards began to resemble those of serfs, with few exceptions. The population increased steadily, despite frequent infant mortality, due to the high fertility rate. The village has been registered since 1788, before which it belonged to the parish of the village of Egyházasfalu as a filia, without a local priest. The nobility took part in the Napoleonic battles and were involved in the defeat of Győr. In 1848, the village survived the vengeful ravages of Croatian troops retreating in defeat. On 10 October 1848, some 8-10,000 soldiers of the Jellasic Ban, fleeing from the battlefield of Pákozd, accompanied by 6 cannons and led by General Theodorovic, robbed and burnt Lövő on 10 October 1848, and then spent the night under the forest of Horpács. The population fled to the area around the Old Ditch until the danger had passed.
Its landlords were the Völcsejis, who took their name from their estate, which passed from father to son. If any of the powers that be tried to interfere with their rights, they could appeal to the king personally, which they did on a few occasions. In 1456, György Völcseji informed the Sopron magistracy from Vienna that Governor János Hunyadi had won a great victory over the Turks at Nándorfehérvár. Since the 1500s, nobles had been exchanging noble plots in Völcsey. In 1598, 29 noblemen with taxas were already living and paying this special tax in Völcsey. In the meantime, the Turks marching on Vienna destroyed the village, which was originally located in the area of the present cemetery, and rebuilt it after the threat had passed. The nobles were of course obliged to take part in the wars, especially in defence of the homeland.The Kuruc wars had little impact on the village, although both sides tried to harass the population. In 1710, however, the plague epidemic claimed many victims. In 1754-55, there was a census of the nobility in the country. Nowhere were there more nobles living in the villages of the county than in Völcsey. The result was that the estates were fragmented and the landowners impoverished. Their noble privileges remained intact, but their quality of life and material standards began to resemble those of serfs, with few exceptions. The population increased steadily, despite frequent infant mortality, due to the high fertility rate. The village has been registered since 1788, before which it belonged to the parish of the village of Egyházasfalu as a filia, without a local priest. The nobility took part in the Napoleonic battles and were involved in the defeat of Győr. In 1848, the village survived the vengeful ravages of Croatian troops retreating in defeat. On 10 October 1848, some 8-10,000 soldiers of the Jellasic Ban, fleeing from the battlefield of Pácozd, accompanied by 6 cannons and led by General Theodorovic, robbed and burnt Lövő on 10 October 1848, and then spent the night under the forest of Horpács. The population fled to the area around the Old Ditch until the danger had passed.
PRESENTATION OF THE SACRAL VALUES OF THE VALLEY LAKEDuring the Reformation era, the village became a daughter church of the Church of the Reformation and with it, the church remained in existence for quite a long time, almost until the 1670s. It was rebuilt from its ruins soon after the Turkish invasion of 1683, and was found in order by the bishop's visit in 1697. It was separated from the mother church in 1788, the year in which the registration of the church began.
In 1829, from the report of a bishop's visitor. Its pulpit was decorated by the four evangelists and had an organ.
HOLY MARK the Evangelist
Celebration: 25th of April.
Mark's mother Mary made her house available to the first Christians in Jerusalem. Mark accompanied St Paul on his first missionary journey with his cousin Barnabas. He later accompanied St Peter to Rome. He wrote his Gospel mainly on the basis of Peter's teaching. According to tradition, he founded the Church of Alexandria and was martyred there around 100 AD.
Of his three bells, one is from 1743 in honour of St Stephen and St Lazarus, the second from 1796 in honour of Mary, and the third is the bell of the soul from 1802.
In 1864 the church was demolished and a new one was built in its place. The new one was consecrated the following year by Bishop János Simor of Győr.
It stands out for its high walls and large proportions, and its exterior decoration is in the Romanesque style. A new high altar and pulpit were added to the church, which is now dedicated to St. László.
The main altarpiece depicts the holy king.
One side altar is raised in honour of the old patron saint, Mark the Evangelist, and on it stand Baroque statues of 2 plagues (St. Roch and St. Sebesthen ).
(In Western Europe, the last great wave of the plague occurred at the beginning of the 18th century (Marseille, 1720-1722) and in the East in the second half of the century (1770-1771), although it still reared its head in the Balkans and Russia in the 19th century. The pagan roots of the plague and the Christian sacred magical practices of the sacred went hand in hand. The faithful became more religious than usual, visiting the well-known shrines, the cult of the saints who helped to protect against the plague (St. Sebastian, St. Roch, St. Rosalia of Palermo, etc.) grew, and amulets with religious themes became more widespread. )
Next to the parish, a small chapel with a bell tower, already mentioned in the 1829 minutes as a chapel dedicated to St Joseph, was converted in its present state to the Virgin Mary of Lurdes.
Roadside statues are from the second half of the 18th century depicting: St. Florian and St. John of Nepomuk.