Ják

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{{Infobox settlement

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|image_flag = Flag of Ják.svg

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|image_skyline = Ják templom.jpg

|image_caption = The parish church of Ják, consecrated by Amadeus Pok in 1256

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official_name=Ják|

subdivision_type1=County|

subdivision_name1=Vas|

area_total_km2=44.95|

population_total=2475|

population_as_of=2004|

population_density_km2=55.06|

postal_code_type=Postal code|

postal_code=9798|

area_code=94

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|website = https://jak.hu/

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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.{{cite book | last=Prikryl | first=R. | title=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 | publisher=CRC Press | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-203-02449-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TDKI1V_Ph10C&pg=PA92 | access-date=2024-02-21 | page=92}} 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.

Notable people

References

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