Nyírbátor

Nyírbátor is a historical and picturesque small town of Hungary in the department Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, still keeping traces of the architecture of the XVeme and XVIeme century. It was under the crook of several families of lords, the Báthory, the Bethlen, the Rakoczy or the Karoly, of which strongest was well that of Báthory.

History

One speaks for the first time about Nyirbator in a document about 1279, his name probably deriving from a Hungarian hero of the area. At that time, the ancestors of Bathori were already the owners of the village, until in 1613, with the arrival Gabriel Báthory, lord Transylvanian, who gives to the family his noble letters.

In XVe century, second Báthory, Etienne, set up two medieval churches with Nyirbator. Today, one can as admire splendid a church Protesting E, with the Italian influences, container Oratoire and burial, and in particular a very beautiful network of Ogive S crossed, as the stained glasses still illuminate, in a Gothic style late.

XVIe century Nyírbátor plays a part of importance in the history of Hungary: in 1549 the emperor Ferdinand Ier concludes the Convention from Nyirbator with the Transylvanian sovereigns. Will follow a few quiet decades, handing-over later causes some by the influence of the Transylvanian princes and the controversies on the borders.

Since, the city did not cease being impoverished, until in 1872 where an important administrative reform has spillplate the situation of the village. From 1973, the village opens regularly in the world and after a fashion tries to survive.

Today the city opened on the modern world, with tourism of quality, many festivals recognized nationally and internationally, and especially the technological pole of engineering and data processing MSK, with a factory of 7 hectares employing nearly 200 people, ramified in France and Germany.

To see

the current Gothic temple: church calvinist Saint-Georges, Gothic masterpiece of the Master-architect the father Franciscain Jean. Single nave, Gothic vaults, richly scupltés capitals, stained glasses, at the origin the place of burial of the family princiere Báthory. Furniture, of origin, of the church, the pulpit and the furnace bridge, named " Krucsay" , of the name of the giver, and who represents the Passion of Christ, are of style baroque, splendid representatives of the woodcarving Hungarian. Certain elements are exposed to the National museum of Budapest, others with the Báthory Museum. It contains the tomb of the Báthory family.
Beside the church, the bell-tower out of the wooden, largest and most beautiful of the country.
the property of Báthory of Xveme century renovated in 2005.
the museum Etienne Báthory, built in his residence between 1735 and 1758.

Festival

Nyírbátor Days of Music: concerts in churches, with Nyírbátor and its surroundings.
the International festival of the Streets
AZFestival
Festival of the Meetings Rhythm and Blues

Twin towns

Bonds Internet

Tourist office (in Hungarian)
geographical Atlas
to place in Nyirbator (in Hungarian)

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