Nagybajcs: A 16th-century Pietà

Nagybajcs brings together remarkable church art, a distinctive local story and a wet meadow landscape in the surrounding area. In the centre of the village stands the Church of Szent György vitéz és vértanú, where a 16th-century Pietà meets a building history with different dates recorded. To the west of the village, Vörösrét offers a different perspective on the landscape.

Pietà and church history

The church houses a one-metre-high carved wooden Pietà. Its 16th-century origins give the work a distinctive historical character. Because of its striking resemblance to Michelangelo’s Pietà and the proximity in time of their creation, the Pietà has been associated with his work.

The church’s building history also has more than one date: its construction is dated to either 1862 or 1869, while the organ bears the year 1867. Thus, different dates in the village’s history sit alongside the older wooden sculpture.

The story of the Mária fülke

Another local feature is the Mária fülke, an unusual place of grace in Nagybajcs. Simon Lászlóné Irénke had it built after, according to the story passed down, Jesus appeared beside her bed one night. The story gives the place a personal, religious dimension, clearly distinct from the art-historical interpretation of the Pietà.

Wet meadows at Vörösrét

Vörösrét lies west of Nagybajcs, near the dyke along the Great Danube. Plants typical of wet meadows found there include the Siberian iris and the summer snowflake. This broadens the view from the church interior and its artworks to a landscape whose character can also be seen in its plant life. Vörösrét is in the surrounding area; these plants offer a concrete impression of its wet meadow landscape.

A wider regional context

Beyond Nagybajcs, the wider destination of Győr-Moson-Sopron offers further cultural and landscape themes. The Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma was founded in 996. The World Heritage property of the Archabbey and its natural surroundings includes, among other things, the monastic complex, the basilica, educational buildings, chapels, and botanical and herb gardens. The abbey’s heritage is thus a distinct focus within the wider destination.

The Fertő/Neusiedler See cultural landscape offers another perspective: it encompasses Eurasia’s westernmost steppe lake, as well as wetlands, saline soils, reed beds and shore areas. Lake Neusiedl forms the core of Fertő-Hanság National Park; the Hungarian part has been protected since 1977. The Fertő-táj cultural landscape was granted UNESCO World Heritage status on 13 December 2001. The monastic landscape and the lake and wetlands thus represent different regional interests.

Choose the right search location

If you are more interested in the abbey’s heritage or the landscape around Lake Neusiedl, you can include these themes in your choice of location within the wider destination of Győr-Moson-Sopron. Searching for a holiday apartment in Nagybajcs therefore focuses on different themes than a search guided by broader regional interests.

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For the overview of the wider destination: Győr.