| Pápoc | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  PápocLocation of Pápoc in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′48″N 17°07′42″E / 47.41328°N 17.12826°E / 47.41328; 17.12826 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County | Vas |
| Subregion | Celldömölki |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.32 km (12.09 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 340 |
| • Density | 11/km (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9515 |
| Area code | +36 95 |
| KSH code | 14067 |
| Website | http://papoc.hu/ |
Pápoc is a village in Vas county, Hungary.
Sightseeing for visitors: the old rotunda of Árpád age
In the village there is an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the old rotunda. It was built in the 13th century. The inner space consists of four apses surrounding a central circular space. The rotunda has two floors: the stairs go up in a corridor inside the wall. The rotunda is built together with a monastery of St. Agustino Order. It has beautiful southern doorway.
Outer references
- Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
- Gerevich Tibor: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
- 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
- Bedy Vince: A pápóci prépostság és perjelség története. (Gyõregyházmegye Múltjából, 6.) Gyõr, 1939.
- Csányi Károly: A pápóci négykarélyos, emeletes kápolna mûszaki leírása. In: Bedy Vince: A pápóci prépostság és perjelség története. (Gyõregyházmegye Múltjából, 6.) Gyõr, 1939. 119–124. p.
References
- ^ Pápoc at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- Pápoc at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
47°25′N 17°08′E / 47.417°N 17.133°E / 47.417; 17.133
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