Kompolt
Encyclopedia
Kompolt is a village in Heves county, Hungary
, lying 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) west of Füzesabony
, on the River Gyöngyös
.
. At the end of the twelfth century it was recorded as . László IV permitted the setting up of a Benedictine
monastery in 1280, which was destroyed in 1552.
-Miskolc
railway line. It also has a railway station on the Kál
-Bátonyterenye
branch line. The M3 motorway
, built in 1998, bypasses
the settlement at a distance of 5 kilometres (3 mi) and has reduced traffic congestion.
. The Plant Improvement Institute, founded in 1918 by Rudolf Fleischmann
and named after him is renowned throughout Europe. The Institute is still involved with plant breeding such as alfalfa
, hemp
and cereals).
, is worth looking at. A granary
was additionally built beside the castle in 1770. Its basement has quarters which were built in the Middle Ages
and are covered with staved brick arches presumably built by the Benedictine
s. The Neo-Romantic
Catholic church
with one tower was built in 1858. Both buildings are monuments. There is little tourism.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, lying 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) west of Füzesabony
Füzesabony
Füzesabony is a town in Heves county, Hungary....
, on the River Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös is a city in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories...
.
History
Kompolt was the seat of the Aba clanAba (family)
Aba is the name of a Genus Aba in the Kingdom of Hungary. Their ancestors may have been among the tribal leaders of the Kabars...
. At the end of the twelfth century it was recorded as . László IV permitted the setting up of a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery in 1280, which was destroyed in 1552.
Population
Kompolt has a population of nearly 2,250. On several occasions Kompolt lost its population.Communications
Kompolt is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) both from Road 3 and the BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
-Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
railway line. It also has a railway station on the Kál
Kal
Kal may refer to:* Kal or KAL , Kevin Kallaugher, editorial cartoonist* Ken Kal , American journalist* Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia* Kal, Poland* Kal * Kal Online, a MMORPG video game by Inixsoft...
-Bátonyterenye
Bátonyterenye
Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.Bátonyterenye was created in 1984 by the unification of three villages . The new settlement became a city in 1989. Bátonyterenye was a typical socialist mining city.- External links :*...
branch line. The M3 motorway
M3 motorway (Hungary)
The M3 is a Hungarian motorway connecting Budapest to Nyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to the Ukrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, the M30 and the M35 . The M3 follows the route of route 3, and, later, route 4...
, built in 1998, bypasses
Bypass (road)
A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....
the settlement at a distance of 5 kilometres (3 mi) and has reduced traffic congestion.
Economy
The main activity was farming, especially production of folder crops and latterly tobaccoTobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
. The Plant Improvement Institute, founded in 1918 by Rudolf Fleischmann
Rudolf Fleischmann
Rudolf Fleischmann was a German experimental nuclear physicist from Erlangen, Bavaria. He worked for Walther Bothe at the Physics Institute of the University of Heidelberg and then at the Institute for Physics of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research...
and named after him is renowned throughout Europe. The Institute is still involved with plant breeding such as alfalfa
Alfalfa
Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in the US, Canada, Argentina, France, Australia, the Middle East, South Africa, and many other countries. It is known as lucerne in the UK, France, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, and known as...
, hemp
Hemp
Hemp is mostly used as a name for low tetrahydrocannabinol strains of the plant Cannabis sativa, of fiber and/or oilseed varieties. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest...
and cereals).
Landmarks
Among the sightseeing spots, the former Grassalkovich Castle, built in 1750 in Baroque styleBaroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
, is worth looking at. A granary
Granary
A granary is a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. In ancient or primitive granaries, pottery is the most common use of storage in these buildings. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals.-Early origins:From ancient times grain...
was additionally built beside the castle in 1770. Its basement has quarters which were built in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
and are covered with staved brick arches presumably built by the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
s. The Neo-Romantic
Neo-romanticism
The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in music, painting and architecture. It has been used with reference to very late 19th century and early 20th century composers such as Gustav Mahler particularly by Carl Dahlhaus who uses it as synonymous with late Romanticism...
Catholic church
Roman Catholicism in Hungary
The Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
with one tower was built in 1858. Both buildings are monuments. There is little tourism.