Ják

47°08′22″N 16°34′57″E / 47.13931°N 16.58244°E / 47.13931; 16.58244Country HungaryCountyVasArea • Total44.95 km² (17.36 sq mi)Population • Total2,475 • Density55.06/km² (142.6/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code94Websitehttps://jak.hu/

Ják is a village in Vas County, on the western boundary of Hungary.

Church of Saint George

The parish church of Ják is the best preserved Romanesque church in Hungary.^[1] It was originally built as the church of a Benedictine monastery. The village church at that time was a rotunda in front of the façade of the main doorway of Ják church.

Both outside and inside the church is adorned with rich sculptures. The 3 naves and 3 apses are formed in a basilica structure. Columnar capitals are sculptured by plant and some animal ornamentation.

The rotunda has been built with 4 apses and 2 floors.

Photo gallery

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  Saint George's Abbey, Ják
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  Medieval relief of Saint Matthew in the Church of Ják (13th century).
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  Saint James's Chapel, Ják

Notable people

• Dezső Novák (1939 – 2014), Hungarian footballer

References

• Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon. (The History of Arts in Hungary). Gondolat, Budapest
• Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of the Hungarian Arts). Budapest
• Gerevich T.: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
• Gerő L. : Magyar műemléki ABC. Budapest, 1984
• Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, 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
• Marosi E.: A román kor művészete, (Art of the Romanesque Ages). Corvina, Budapest, 1972, ISBN 963-13-2000-6

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