Csengersima
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Csengersima | |
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Coordinates: 47°52′2″N 22°44′52″E / 47.86722°N 22.74778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area | |
• Total | 23.8 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 741 |
• Density | 29.71/km2 (76.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 4743 |
Area code | 44 |
Csengersima is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography[edit]
It covers an area of 23.8 km2 (9 sq mi) and has a population of 741 people (2001).
Sightseengs[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Reform%C3%A1tus_templom%2C_l%C3%A9gifot%C3%B3%2C_Csengersima.jpg/265px-Reform%C3%A1tus_templom%2C_l%C3%A9gifot%C3%B3%2C_Csengersima.jpg)
The old romanesque church from the 13th century is famous, mainly because of its coffered ceiling. There are frescoes of the celestial bodies, flowers, old Biblical scenes in a beautiful drawing and coloring manner.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Csengersimacasettes.jpg/265px-Csengersimacasettes.jpg)
References[edit]
- Balogh J. (1939): A késő-gótikus és a renaissance-kor művészete. (The late-gothic and renaissance age art.) Magyar művelődéstörténet. 2. (Szerk. Domanovszky S.), Budapest
- Bérczi Sz, Bérczi Zs., Bérczi K. (2002): Kazettás mennyezetek. (Coffered ceilings.) Licium-Art, Debrecen
- Kelemen L. (1977): Művészettörténeti tanulmányok. (Studies in Art History.) Bukarest
- Tombor I. (1968): Magyarországi festett famennyezetek és rokonemlékek a XV-XIX. századból. (Painted Coffered Ceilings from Hungary from the 15-16th Century.) Akadémiai K. Budapest
External links[edit]
- Short description about the church of Csengersima.
- Image from inside the church.
- Photographs of the beautiful church, outside and inside.
47°52′N 22°44′E / 47.867°N 22.733°E