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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ásványráró

Ásványráró is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary.

Location

Ásványráró lies the central part of Szigetköz, next to the Danube, between Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár. In 1936, the two villages of Ásvány and Ráró were united.

Sightseeing

  • In the end of the village to Dunaszeg, it sees the famous "Kálvária". Count Lázár Apponyi was built in Baroque style in 1738.
  • Near the "Kálvária", there stand the monument of the victims of World War II. József Somogyi (famous sculptor) carved out.
  • Near to Kálvária stand an old black aspen tree. It is 100 years old. Protected natural values. The diameter is ~550 cm.
  • Because the most of the villagers are Roman Catholic (c. 96%), there are two (so-called) búcsú, of the village's churches. In Ásvány there is a church named for St. Andrew. It is 136 m from the 14th century. In Ráró there is a church named for St. Roch which is from the 17th century.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ásványráró is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Település adatlap". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Census 2022". Census 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ A Magyar Népköztársaság helységnevtára (in Hungarian). Statisztikai Kiadó Vállalat. 1973. p. 991. ISBN 978-963-340-001-2. Retrieved 4 September 2024.