Sights

Győr Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady

Hungary, 9021 Győr Káptalandomb

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady is considered to be the main church of the Győr Diocese. It is located in the most ancient part of the city, the place where the Rába and the Danube meet, on what is known as Káptalandomb (Chapter House Hill) across from the Püspökvár (Bishop’s Castle). Apart from the Püspökvár, this is the city's oldest and most significant monument. One of Hungary's most important relics is kept here, Saint Laslo Herma. The eastward facing three-aisle basilica's classicist main facade boasts large, half-circle shaped windows, above is the tympanum with vases at its corners, behind is the tower capped with a Louis Seize style steeple. The bronze gate of the main entrance was created in 1938 by Bandi Schima, a craftsman of Győr. The north and south faces of the basilica feature red marble gates made in 1774. The cathedral was granted the rank of minor basilica in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.

Mount Carmel Church of the Assumption of Our Lady

Hungary, 9021 Győr Aradi vértanúk u. 2.

The Discalced Carmelite Order came to Hungary in 1697. The 50.000 forint legacy left by the archbishop György Szelepchényi made it possible for the order to purchase the Perger House in Győr located near the Castle Bastions and neighboring the Office of Military Architecture and to turn the building into a temporary monastery in 1699. Shortly after, the plans for the permanent order house were completed and construction was finished in 1732. The church's foundation stone was set in 1721 and consecrated in 1725.

Rárói Szent Rókus-templom

Hungary, 9177 Ásványráró Rákóczi u. 1

The church was built in the 17th century to honor Saint Roch. It gained its present form in 1903 when the Baron Wenckheim family expanded and reconstructed it in Romanticist style. The facade with lesenes ends in arched crenellations, and a characteristically Baroque tower rises above it. A marble plaque on the church wall honors the names of the fallen World War I heroes.

The Ursulite Saint Anne Church of Győr

Hungary, 9022 Győr Apáca u. 41.

Construction of the church began in 1762 with the support of Ádám Richter, a merchant from Győr and his wife, Anna Huber. According to traditional Ursuline architecture, the church was built parallel to the street located between the school and the dormitory. The Baroque church was built to honor Saint Anne. The beautiful main altar is made of wood with brown marble imitation painting. Originally the main altar bore a painting of Saint Anne by István Schaller painted in 1764. The bars of the sanctum are made from valuable wood in Baroque style. Under the choir, there is a Baroque crucifix of artistic value which was once in the sisters' oratory. The restored church was reconsecrated on November 3, 1997.

János Bihari Memorial Plaque

Slovakia, 930 01 Veľké Blahovo Veľké Blahovo 412

János Bihari, the violin virtuoso and one of the greatest verbunk artists was born in Nagyabony. For the 200th anniversary of his birth, his home village honored him with a ceremony and a memorial plaque was unveiled on the wall of the Nagyabony community center in 1964.

Banks of the Old Danube

Slovakia, 930 31 Vajka

One of the municipalities located between the Danube Chanel and the Danube, you will pass by it when discovering the banks of the Old Danube.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church

Hungary, 9027 Győr Mátyás király tér 4.

The darkest day in the history of the church is April 13, 1944, when the building was devastated by an air raid. The roof, the coffered ceiling, the glass windows, the organ in the sanctum as well as the internal furnishings were destroyed. The congregation decided to renovate the church in such a way that it would resemble the original building. In 1970, the windows were returned to their former splendor through the work of deacon and later parson Gábor Pataky lending renewed quality to the place of worship. In 1988, the new liturgical space was built based on plans by József Marosi. The 25-square-meter stained glass roof above the sanctum was completed in 2004 which now bathes the altar in light.

Estuary

Slovakia, 930 06 Sap

The downstream channel of the Bős hydroelectric power plant flows into the Danube's mainstream channel. The southernmost part of the island created due to the diversion of the Danube is a part of the municipality.

Győr-Szabadhegy Church of the Reformed Congregation

Hungary, 9028 Győr József Attila u. 31.

From the 1920s, the members of the Reformed congregation of Győr-Szabadhegy wished to have their own church. Their cause was helped greatly when two of their benefactors donated a good amount of land to the church where they could build a school and housing for their teachers, but World War II interfered with the construction of the church. The idea of building a new church only came up at the end of the 1980s and construction work began under the ministry of Ferenc Bittner. The church was consecrated on the first Sunday of Advent in 1992 and this was when the first service was held. The tower was built in 1999. The church foremost serves the faith, but it has undertaken some cultural missions in past years as well, so concerts, book launches, exhibitions, and charity events are often held here as well.