Ják

Ják
The parish church of Ják, consecrated by Amadeus Pok in 1256
Flag Coat of arms
Ják
Coordinates: 47.13931°N 16.58244°E / 47.13931; 16.58244
Country	Hungary
County	Vas
Area
• Total	44.95 km^2 (17.36 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,475
• Density	55.06/km^2 (142.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9798
Area code	94
Website	https://jak.hu/

Ják is a village in Vas County, on the western boundary of Hungary.

Church of Saint George

The parish church of Ják is the best preserved Romanesque church in Hungary.^[1] It was originally built as the church of a Benedictine monastery. The village church at that time was a rotunda in front of the façade of the main doorway of Ják church.

Both outside and inside the church is adorned with rich sculptures. The 3 naves and 3 apses are formed in a basilica structure. Columnar capitals are sculptured by plant and some animal ornamentation.

The rotunda has been built with 4 apses and 2 floors.

Photo gallery

• 
• 
• 
  Saint George's Abbey, Ják
• 
• 
• 
  Medieval relief of Saint Matthew in the Church of Ják (13th century).
• 
• 
• 
  Saint James's Chapel, Ják

Notable people

• Dezső Novák (1939 – 2014), Hungarian footballer

References

1. Prikryl, R. (2004). Dimension Stone 2004 - New Perspectives for a Traditional Building Material: Proceedings of the International Conference in Dimension Stone 2004, 14-17 June, Prague, Czech Republic. CRC Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-203-02449-2. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

• Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon. (The History of Arts in Hungary). Gondolat, Budapest
• Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of the Hungarian Arts). Budapest
• Gerevich T.: Magyarország románkori emlékei. (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
• Gerő L. : Magyar műemléki ABC. Budapest, 1984
• Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
• Henszlmann, I. (1876): Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése, (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
• Marosi E.: A román kor művészete, (Art of the Romanesque Ages). Corvina, Budapest, 1972, ISBN 963-13-2000-6

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)
• Aerial photographs of Ják