Bakonybél
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| Coordinates: 47°15′10″N 17°43′46″E / 47.25285°N 17.72958°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Veszprém |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.36 km2 (9.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,392 |
| • Density | 57.14/km2 (148.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8427 |
| Area code | 88 |
Bakonybél is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary, in Zirc District. A tourist destination with a number of sights and activities, the village is located in a basin surrounded by nearby mountains.
History[edit]
The history of the village is closely connected to the Benedictine Bakonybél Abbey founded by Saint Stephen I in 1018. Saint Gellert resided here as a hermit between 1023 and 1030. The village had been completely destroyed during the Ottoman occupation and was later rebuilt and repopulated with Slovaks and Germans.
The Jewish community[edit]
In the 19th and 20th centuries, a small Jewish community lived in the village, in 1880 23 Jews lived in the village,[1] most of whom were murdered in the Holocaust.[2] The community had a Jewish cemetery.[3]
Main sights[edit]
The Benedictine church and monastery were built in 1754 in Baroque style. There is also a chapel close to the village with the statue of Saint Gellert, the stations of Christ's sufferings and the holy trinity, at Ivy Spring (also known as Saint Spring), next to a lake supplied by the spring.
Another sight is the Ethnographic Museum in the village. There is also a museum of nature and forestry called the House of the Bakony Forests.
Another attraction is a 19th-century American ranch, not very far from the village, with horse-related activities.
There are also multiple routes for trips in the nearby forests and hills, offering scenery, caves and a lookout tower on the highest peak of the Bakony Mountains.
Facilities[edit]
There is a three star hotel and several guest houses in the village. There are also restaurants and pubs. A number of small grocery stores and also separate greengrocers are available.
There is a community house providing tourist information, a doctor's office, and catering. The village has its own post office, pharmacy, day nursery, primary school and library with Internet access.
See also[edit]
- (160001) Bakonybél minor planet,
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