Vizsoly

Vizsoly is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Vizsoly
Vizsoly
Location of Vizsoly
Coordinates: 48.38405°N 21.21510°E / 48.38405; 21.21510
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
  Total18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total917
  Density49.8/km2 (129/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3888
Area code(s)46

Sights to see

A copy of the Károli Bible, the first complete Hungarian translation of the Bible is exhibited in the Reformed church of the village.

The church was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was expanded and decorated with murals, one of which depicts a well-known legend about King Saint Ladislaus saving a girl from a Cumanian warrior who kidnapped her. There are about 50 churches in Hungary where paintings inspired by this event exist.

References

  • Gerő, L. (1984): Magyar műemléki ABC. (Hungarian Architectural Heritage ABC.) Budapest
  • Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
  • Gerevich T. (1938): Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest
  • Dercsényi D. (1972): Románkori építészet Magyarországon. Corvina, Budapest
  • László Gyula (1993): A Szent László-legenda középkori falképei. Tájak-Korok-Múzeumok Könyvtára 4. szám, Budapest



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