During the tour you can cycle along the eastern side of the Kőszeg Hills, passing through several villages. Along the way, you can buy fruit and vegetables from the cash register, and in autumn, chestnuts are planted in front of the houses. It is also recommended for families, as it leads along roads with little traffic.
Szombathely - Gencsapáti - Gyöngyösfalu - Lukácsháza - Kőszeg - Cák - Kőszegszerdahely - Bozsok - Bucsu - Szombathely
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Length: 54 km
Gencsapati
It lies in the western part of the Gyöngyös plain, in the north-north-western neighbourhood of Szombathely, on the banks of the Gyöngyös stream, extending north-south for 4 km. The southern part of the settlement is the present-day village of Nagygencs, which was formed from the former village of Nagygencs, while the Gyöngyösapáti part of the settlement is located in the northern part of Gencsapáti.
Like everywhere else in the area, Copper and Bronze Age relics have been found in Gencsapáti, as well as prehistoric polished stone tools and ceramic fragments. In 1941, a skeletal grave from the Migration Period was discovered.
In the Roman period the settlement may have been a "suburb" of Savaria (today's Szombathely), as evidenced by the remains of buildings and water pipes. The fragment of a column, later called the Devil's Stone by folklore and surrounded by legends, dates from the Roman province.
From the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the time of St Stephen, the settlement belonged to the Archdiocese of Salzburg. When our first king organised the church, he placed it under the jurisdiction of the Bishopric of Győr.
The municipal website According to available records, Nagygencs was first mentioned in a document dated 1288 as "Villa Gench". The Genchis had estates in the village, which they divided in 1372. The village, which was part of the manor of Kőszeg, changed hands several times in the Middle Ages. Among its owners are the Garai, Jurisich, Nádasdy, Széchi and Eszterházy families.
The former Gyöngyösapatti is mentioned in 1328 in a report prepared by the Vasvár Chapter for Charles Robert. According to this report, the Apaty estate in Vas county was owned by a certain Rempe son of Solomon son of Mihály. Its circular public chapel was demolished in 1815 and replaced by a stone cross. The new church was completed in 1903. The most notable owners of the village are the Nádasdy, Chemetey, Batthyány and Széchenyi families. The 12-room castle was built by the Chemetey family in the second half of the 16th century. The castle was rebuilt in the 1820s by the Széchenyi family in the neoclassical style.
After frequent changes of ownership, the castle became the property of Albert Apponyi. After his death in 1935, it became an officer's residence, and then a hostel for Polish refugees until the end of the war. From 1945 to 1948 it was home to deportees, then again under military administration. Since 1956 it has been a children's home. It is now owned by a company, but unfortunately it is in a very bad state and cannot be visited!
The two neighbouring settlements were united in 1943 under the name Gencsapáti.
Points of interest
The most notable sight of Gencsapáti is Szentkút, a popular pilgrimage site in the area. In 1756 József Batthyány, the Prepost of Bratislava, paid a church visit to Gencsapáti. The minutes of the visit give a detailed account of the spring, which springs up on the western side of the Genève border and over which Mihály Török and his wife Katalin László built a chapel in gratitude for the miraculous recovery of their young child.
Ördögkő
The Ördögkő is a fragment of a Roman column that has stood on its present site since 1907. Its original location is uncertain. From the Middle Ages until the late 1800s, it marked the boundaries of Herény, Nemétgencs and Söpte, when it was also known as the 'Ticket Stone', and the surrounding area was known as the 'Ticket Dune'. Later, it stood for a time next to the church in Genč, from where it was moved to its present location.
Around 1962-1963, ethnographer János Bárdosi collected the legends and myths about the Ördögkő that were still alive among the older Gencsapát people. Some of these legends can be read on the plaque next to the stone.
The "devil's stone" is a relatively common term that can refer to both artificial and natural rock formations. Local tradition holds that all of them were created and formed by the devil. Some of the stones are thought to have been part of some pagan cult site. For example, it is believed that the marker stone did not mark a boundary, but was in fact...
Gencsapáti Parish Church (monument)
It is first described in the minutes of a church visit in 1674, where the chapel next to the church is also mentioned. According to the written records, the building was in a state of disrepair by 1689, despite having been enlarged and repaired by Pál Eszterházy. In 1880 it was extended to three naves in eclectic style. The patron saint of the church is St James the Apostle.
The frescoes in the church interior were painted by Albin Steffek in 1937. The church was restored in 2001 and is now restored to its former beauty. A mural on the south wall of the vestry of the Gencsapát Parish Church, invisible for more than 60 years, was restored in 2006.
St Stephen's Church (Apáti 1903)
The circular public chapel was demolished in 1815 and replaced by a stone cross. The new church was completed in 1903 with donations from the local parish. The patron saint of the church was replaced by King St Stephen, the patron saint of Hungary. The altar was designed by Mátyás Jaroschek, a master altar builder from Szombathely. Above the altar was placed an image of the holy king, painted by Count Rezső Széchenyi.
The castle was built by the Csömötey family, repaired by the Péchy and Bertha families as its owners, and later renovated by the owners. The "castle" had 12 rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 pantries and 2 cellars. The estate also included two taverns, one in the village and one on the road. After many changes of ownership, in 1810 the Széchenyi family bought the Abbey estate. On 15 October 925 the Széchenyi family sold it to the state. On 15 March 1926, the state donated it to Albert Apponyi.In 1933, after the death of Albert Apponyi, it was returned to the state and was administered by the Royal Hungarian Defence Fund. From November 1944 to March 1945 it was the seat of the Arrow Cross Ministry.
In 1946-47, the organisation JOINT provided holiday camps for Jewish children. From July 1957 to July 2006 it was a county-run children's home. Today it is unfortunately in a very dilapidated state, owned by a company.
Statue of the Holy Trinity ("On the border of Gencs and Apati" 1777)
The statue was erected by János Bertha, the great-grandfather of Ferenc Deák, the "Sage of the Country".
In 1840, the bishop of the diocese, András Böle, visited the parish of Germangench with his brothers and held an inspection. The report of the visit mentions that the Filia Apáti is half an hour's drive from the parish church. The population of the parish: 138 adults and 13 children. Antal Trunschek, 70 years old, pastor of the Esztergom diocese, was the court chaplain of the Széchenyi family castle. The parish priest of the village was Mihály Torma. When listing the chapels belonging to the parish, he mentions that the chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity was demolished after the 1815 visitation and replaced by a cross in 1840.
On August 12, 1894, the district dean, János Major, provost and parish priest of Kőszeg, consecrated the new St. Rókus chapel, which was built in a more suitable place and enlarged by the German - Genève news from the neighbourhood of the railway station - where the steam engine was filling it with smoke -, brought closer to the village and built on a public foundation next to the Holy Church road, facing south.
The chapel with the statue of Mary was erected by István Tömő's family in the 19th century (no exact date or intention is known). The original wooden statue of Mary was stolen in 1989, and the new statue was stolen. The small wooden statue of Our Lady in the niche (donated by István Orbán, former parish priest of Gencsapát) is still visible today. The chapel was renovated in 2015 by the Gencsapát parish.
The limestone statue is one and a half metres tall, with a hundred and twenty centimetre postern with a jagged ledge, a small lamb at its foot and a shepherd's crook in its hand. Iker József had it erected in 1921 as a vow.
Local history exhibition in Gencsapáti
Csabáné Csordás Csabáné, a folk craftsman who paints eggs, has created a local history collection of more than 500 objects in the barn of her family house, which is open to the public. A wonderful work of art and craftsmanship, 90 % of the objects on display are from the house.
The village has a traditional folk dance group founded in 1993.
The verbunk - It connects and distinguishes us: it connects us with the verbunks found in the Carpathian Basin and distinguishes us because it carries only the specific characteristics of the settlement. Gencsapát folk dance culture is a living tradition, thanks to the professional work and transmission activities of the Gencsapát Traditional Folk Dance Ensemble (1938), which has 120 members in 6 groups dancing in the village. The ensemble has been awarded several times with an excellent rating and its objective is to preserve, process, disseminate and transmit the folk dance tradition.
Accommodation, catering
Phoenix Equestrian Association, Gencsapati
Close to Szombathely, in a beautiful, quiet environment, await our guests.
Old Pine Tree Guesthouse
The guest house is located in the Alpine valley, 5 km from the centre of Szombathely and 15 km from Kőszeg. The area is rich in sights and bathing possibilities. In this clean air, pleasant climate, in a separate, fully equipped family house, we welcome our guests.
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