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IKERVÁR (6 km) |
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Ikervár was already inhabited in the late Bronze Age. The crock reminding us of that era can be seen in the Nadasdy Museum in Sarvar. East to the Fazek Hill ruins of old buildings can be found. The village was inhabited by conquesting Hungarians of which the cemetery found in 1987 reminds us. After the death of King István at both sides of the river on the Fazek and the Poka hill a castle was build. Hence the name "Ikervar", literally meaning "Twin castles". The picture of the castles were also on the official postmarks of the village.
The first documentation of the church is from 1073. King Salamon spent the Christmas here and signed a peace deal with Duke Géza. The church that can be seen today is from the Middle Ages. In 1532 the Turkish occupied the castle. During the Rakoczi war of independence Ikervar was occupied by General Heister. Its lords were the Kanizsais, the Nadasdys, the Draskoviches and then it was sold to the Batthyanys around 1780. The castle have had been built at the end of the 18th century by Jozsef Batthyany. This became a beloved place to stay for the family afterwards, where later prime minister Lajos Batthyany spent most of his childhood. The flag of the Vasvár County Home guard was inaugurated by Batthyany's wife, countess Antonia Zichy.
The first hydroelectric station in Hungary was built in Ikervar in 1896, which has been proving nearby places with electricity from 1900 until this very day. Thus Ikervar also became the first place in Hungary to be electrified being ahead by around 50 years before its time. Count Lajos Batthyany lived in here from 1831. The pride of the village is the statue of him made by Jeno Bory in 1910. Construction of a windpark with 17 windmills took place outside the village, which now is functioning and the mills can be observed from close as well.
Sights
Ruins of the old castle that was built on the Poka hill at the southern part of the village on the left side of the River Raba. The other pair of the twins has been torn down.
The Batthyany castle origins from the 18th century, however it has been rebuilt according to Agoston Pollack and Miklós Ybl's plans. Right in front of it the statue of Lajos Batthyany can be seen.
The Saint György Catholic Church was built in the 15th century and has been reconstructed in the 18th century in a baroque style.
The dam built on the river is the first hydroelectric station in the country, which is a currently working industrial monument.
There are small ponds separated from the backwaters of the river, offering great relaxing pastime activities such as picnic or angling opportunities for the locals and tourists as well.
The village is accessible on the route going from Sarvar in the direction of Szombathely.
http://www.ikervar.hu
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