Lébény
| Lébény | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Country |
 Hungary | |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 81.36 km2 (31.41 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 3,173 | |
| • Density | 38.99/km2 (101.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 9155 | |
| Area code(s) | 96 | |
Lébény is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, midway between Mosonmagyaróvár and Győr, Hungary. It has a Romanesque monastic church commenced in 1208. Similar family or clan-financed medieval Hungarian monastic churches can be found in Ják, Ócsa, Nyírbátor, Harina and Mălâncrav.
The Romanesque church
First world war memorial
Romanesque Church
St. James's parochial church was originally built for a community of Benedictine monks. Its nave with two aisles and three apses form a basilica structure. The capitals of the columns inside are carved with plant ornamentation.
Further detail
- Gerő László (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. Budapest,
- Gervers-Molnár Vera (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
- Henszlmann Imre: Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest, 1876.
- Street map (Hungarian)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.