Kiszombor
# Kiszombor

Kiszombor is a more than 800 years old village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

## Geography

It covers an area of 65.81 $km^2$ (25 sq mi) and has a population of 3795 people (2015). It is an agricultural village, near the Maros River.

There is a border-crossing point into Romania near the village, where the first village is Cenad.

There is a village-festival on the third weekend of September every year. A number of Hungarian artists appear, play, sing, dance and so on.

## Sightseeing for visitors

In the village a number of old architectural heritage from the Romanesque art to Romantic art can be seen.

### Churches

Rotunda (Szent István tér)

The rotunda was built in the 12th century with a circular ground plan outside and with sixfold arched inside. There are only 3 such churches in Europe, all 3 in the late Kingdom of Hungary (and in the Carpathian Basin), in the east part of it: Kiszombor, Gerény and Karcsa. Relatives of this rotunda-type could be found in the Caucasus. The frescos were painted in the 14th century and 18th century. In 1776 a rectangular church was attached to the rotunda, later in 1910 a big Roman Catholic Church was attached to it, the rotunda used to be their chapel.

* Rotunda, Kiszombor
* Inside, Rotunda
* Frescos, inside, Rotunda
* Details, inside, Rotunda
* Fresco, inside, Rotunda

Roman Catholic Church

It was built in Neoromanesque art in 1910 after demolishing the old church in Baroque art.

* Roman Catholic Church, Kiszombor

### Mansion

Rónay Castle (Móricz Zsigmond u. 1–3.)

It was built in Romantic art around 1858. There is a 3-storey rampart-like tower on the short west side. Its park and the original interior was destroyed during the Communism in Hungary.

* Rónay Castle, Kiszombor
* South side, Rónay Castle, Kiszombor
* North side, Rónay Castle, Kiszombor

Rónay Mansion (Aladár Mansion) (Szegedi u. 1/B)

The mansion was built in the 1860's in Classical art. Its designer is unknown. The building was restored in 2005, showing its old beauty, and operates as a restaurant under the name Rónay kúria.

* East side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Aladár's Mansion (Aladár Mansion), Kiszombor
* West side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Aladár's Mansion (Aladár Mansion), Kiszombor
* Rónay Granary, in front of the Aladár Mansion, Kiszombor

Rónay Mansion (Tibor Mansion) (Szent István tér 2.)

* East side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Tibor's Mansion (Tibor Mansion) Kiszombor
* West side, Rónay Mansion, Rónay Tibor's Mansion (Tibor Mansion) Kiszombor

### Granary

Granary with portico (Óbébai u. 2.)

The building in Classical art was built around 1835. This granary designed and constructed with style is unique in Hungary.

* Multi-storey granary with portico, Kiszombor
* Multi-storey granary with portico, Kiszombor
