The ruined church of Zsámbék
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bolyak
N 47° 32.887 E 018° 43.053
34T E 328261 N 5268602
Zsámbék, the view of the ruined church from the Turkish well.
Waymark Code: WMDX90
Location: Hungary
Date Posted: 03/05/2012
Views: 8
"In the 1050s the wife of Béla III of Hungary, who was the sister of the French king, gave the village to a knight named Aynard. The Aynard family built the Premonstratensian church beginning in 1220.
The church was destroyed in 1241 during the Mongolian invasions. Following the destruction, during the reign of Béla IV of Hungary, the church and monastery were rebuilt. Positioned at an important merchant route — halfway between Esztergom and Székesfehérvár and near Buda — the village underwent rapid growth.
In 1467 Mathias Corvinus granted the rights of an oppidium. He also gave the fortress to his son, Corvin János.
In 1541, Turkish troops occupied the fortress and held it for 145 years. During this occupation, they also built a Turkish bath, the ruins of which are still visible in the village.
In 1686 general Bottyán János fought there against the Turks. Later the Zichy family became the landowners of the region. They then rebuilt the castle.
An earthquake in 1763 ruined the church once again. It was not reconstructed after this horrific event."
(Wikipedia)
The photo was taken looking west from the Turkish well.
Year photo was taken: 1948
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