Kimle: River Bend and Local History
Accommodation in Kimle
Kimle lies within an eight-kilometre-long bend in the Mosoni-Duna. The Hanság and Szigetköz regions also meet near Kimle. The river’s shape and the meeting of these landscapes give the town two distinct geographical points of reference. Its history of origin adds another dimension: Kimle was formed in 1966 when Horvátkimle, Magyarkimle and Novákpuszta merged, coinciding with the opening of a new bridge.
Churches, memorial sites and local history
In Horvátkimle, a chestnut avenue called A hősök útja leads from the Szent Mihály Church to the cemetery gate. As a local memorial feature, it connects a religious landmark with the cemetery. Its named route makes the avenue a tangible part of the town’s history.
The Szent Mihály Church in Horvátkimle took its present form in 1780. Gothic details in the chancel point to its older origins. This places a clearly dated phase alongside evidence of an earlier building history—two distinct periods in the history of the same church.
In Magyarkimle, the Sarlós Boldogasszony Church stands on the site of a church that already existed in the 13th century. Here, the historical connection lies in the site itself. This gives it a different emphasis from the Szent Mihály Church, whose present form dates to 1780.
Smaller local features add to the picture, too: a statue of Béla IV stands in the faluház in Kimle. A lime tree described as 130 years old stands beside a Szentháromság statue. In Novákpuszta, the newly built Apor Vilmos Church is listed as a point of interest. Together, these places and features represent different historical and cultural points of reference within Kimle.
If you are looking for a holiday rental in Kimle, the river bend and local history offer a useful thematic starting point. Consider whether the landscape along the Mosoni-Duna or the churches’ and memorial sites’ varied historical connections are especially important for your trip. If you would also like to take the wider cultural and landscape setting into account, Kimle can also be considered part of the broader Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg travel destination.
Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg: Culture and Landscape
Within the broader Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg travel destination, the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma is a distinctive cultural landmark; it was founded in 996. The World Heritage property of the Archabbey and its natural environment includes the monastic complex, basilica and educational buildings, as well as the Chapel of Our Lady, the Millennium Chapel, and botanical and herb gardens. Esterházy Palace in Fertőd offers a different architectural highlight: it is an outstanding work of Hungarian Baroque-Rococo palace architecture.
Landscape is also an important theme in the broader Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg travel destination. The Fertő/Neusiedler See Cultural Landscape encompasses Eurasia’s westernmost steppe lake, as well as wetlands, saline soils, reed beds and shoreline areas. Lake Neusiedl forms the core of Fertő-Hanság National Park; the Hungarian part of the lake has been protected since 1977. The Fertő-táj Cultural Landscape was granted UNESCO World Heritage status on 13 December 2001.
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Go to the overview of the broader travel destination: Mosonmagyaróvári.
