Győr ( German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union. It is spoken... German Raab, The Slovak language (slovenčina, slovenský jazyk) is an Indo-European language, more precisely a West Slavic language (together with mainly the Czech, Polish, and Sorbian languages). Slovak is spoken in Slovakia (by 5 million people), the USA (500,000, emigrants), the Czech Republic (320,000, due to former... Slovak Ráb) is the most important city of Northwest- The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom, Veszprém and Vas. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is... Győr-Moson-Sopron county and lies on one of the important roads of Central Europe, halfway between See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. It... Budapest and This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. For other places or things called Vienna, see Vienna (disambiguation). Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). Situated on both sides of the river... Vienna. The city is the sixth largest one in Hungary and one of the five main regional centres of the country.

History

The area has been inhabited since the ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE, its inhabitants were This article is about the European people. For the tool, see celt (tool). For other uses see Celtic (disambiguation). In ancient times, the Celts were a number of interrelated peoples in central Europe sharing a branch of Indo-European languages indicative of a common origin. Today, Celtic is often used... Celts. They named the town Arrabona, a name that was used for eight centuries and its shortened form Raab is still used as the German and Slovak name of the city.

Roman merchants moved to Arrabona during the 1st century BCE, and around 10 CE the Roman army occupied the northern part of Western Hungary which they called Pannonia. Although the Roman Empire abandoned the area in the 4th century due to constant attacks of the tribes living east from the area, the town remained inhabited.

Around 500 the territory was settled by The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. They speak Slavic languages and reside chiefly in the east of that continent, but are also found in Asia. Ethno-cultural subdivisions One can customarily divide the Slavs into the following subgroups: East Slavs: Russians... Slavs, in Events Ida founds the kingdom of Bernicia at Bamburgh (traditional date). Theodebald becomes king of Austrasia (or 548). Deaths Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (or 548) Tribonian, Byzantine lawyer and author of the Codex Justinianus Maelgwn, king of Gwynedd (approximate date) Categories: 547 ... 547 by the The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. They were known to the Romans from as early as AD 98, when the historian Tacitus mentioned them in his Germania. Their... Lombards, in Events April 1 - King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy; refugees fleeing from them go on to found Venice. Leovigild succeeds his brother Livva I as king of the Visigoths. Æthelric succeeds his brother Adda as king of Bernicia (traditional date). Ceawlin of Wessex defeats Ethelbert of Kent. Sigebert I... 568-c. For other uses, see number 800. Events December 25, Rome, coronation of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) as emperor by Pope Leo III. Celtic monks begin work on the Book of Kells on the Island of Iona. Bantu-speaking people settle in present-day Zambia. (approximate date) Births Abu al-Kindi... 800 by the The word Avars can mean: The nomadic people that conquered the Hungarian Steppe in the early Middle Ages, the Eurasian Avars. The modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan, Caucasian Avars. Avar can mean: Avar() in Statistics is Asymptotic variance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Avars, then under Frankish and Slavic influence, then between For other uses, see number 880. Events Establishment of the kingdom of Kiev (approximate date) Anjou becomes a county (approximate date) Oldest known mention of the city of Dortmund Births Fujiwara no Tadahira, Japanese regent Howell the Good, king of Gwynedd (approximate date) Deaths Carloman, King of Bavaria Heads of... 880 and Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. And promptly break their truce by attacking the south-west of England. Graeco_Hungarian alliance forces Bulgar invaders to agree peace settlement. The Greeks then broke the peace settlement with Hungarians and realign with the Bulgars to attack... 894 it was part of Great Moravia (Czech Velká Morava, Slovak Veľká Morava, Latin Magna Moravia) was a Slav state existing on the territory of present-day Moravia and Slovakia between 833 and the early 10th century. The first use of the designation Great Moravia stems from Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos in his work... Great Moravia, and then shortly under East Frankish influence.

The This article is about the Magyar people. For the Magyar language, see Hungarian language. Magyars are an ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. In English they are usually called Hungarians, except in some historical texts. The word Hungarian has a wider meaning, because - especially in the past - it referred to... Magyars occupied the town around 900 and fortified the abandoned Roman fortress. A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. Stephen of Hungary (Szent István király in Hungarian, Štefan in Slovak) (about 975 – August 15, 1038), was the first king of Hungary. His father was the Magyar chieftain Géza: his mother was named... Stephen I, the first king of Hungary founded an episcopate there. The town got its Hungarian name Győr. The Hungarians lived in tents, later in cottages, in the area, which is now the southeastern part of the city centre. The town was affected by all the trials and tribulations of the history of Hungary; it was occupied by Mongols during the Mongol invasion of Hungary ( Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. Births Deaths April 9 - Henry the Pious, Duke of Silesia August 22 - Pope... 1241– Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. Emperor Go-Saga ascends to the throne of Japan. Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde at Sarai. Cleves, Germany is chartered as a city. Kiel, Germany is chartered as a... 1242) and was destroyed then by the The word Czech may refer to: the Czech people, historical inhabitants of Bohemia, Moravia and the Czech part of Silesia. Czech language and its speakers the Czech Republic and its citizens Czechoslovakia (broken up in 1993) and its citizens the Czech lands See also: List of Czechs This is a... Czech army in Events Kublai Khan named his empire Yuan (元 yuan2), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty. The 1st Peace of Pressburg is signed in Bratislava on July 2 between Czech king Ottokar II and King Stephen V of Hungary. Gregory X is named Pope Baibars, a Mameluk sultan of... 1271.

During the ottoman occupation of present-day Hungary ( Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. May 8 - Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River naming it Rio de Espiritu Santo. May 23 - Jacques Cartier departs Saint-Malo France on his third voyage. August 29 - The... 1541 - late (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of Spain and Portugal declined. Similarly, the power... 17th century), Győr's commander Kristóf Lambert thought it would be futile to try to defend the town from the Turkish army, and he burnt the whole town instead; the Turkish found nothing but blackened ruins, hence the Turkish name for Győr, Janik kala ("burnt city").

The town has been rebuilt and surrounded with a castle and a city wall, designed by the leading Italian builders of the era. The town changed a lot during these years, with lots of new buildings built in By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was a great cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. It marks the transitional period between the end of the Middle Ages and... Renaissance style but the main square and the grid of streets remained.

In Events February 27 - France at Rheims. March 21 - Henry IV enters his capital of Paris for the first time. Births February 19 - Henry, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King James VI of Scotland/James I of England and Anne of Denmark. May 29 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim... 1594 the Turkish army occupied the castle and the town, but in Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. Considered the end of the French Wars of Religion. May 2 - Peace of... 1598 the Hungarian and Austrian army managed to occupy it again.

The town became prosperous during the following centuries. In Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. September 13 - Great Britain, Austria and Sardinia Battle of Dettingen Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 25 - Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher (invented... 1743 Győr was elevated to In the Holy Roman Empire, an Imperial Free City (in German: Freie Reichsstadt) was a city formally responsible to the Emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many princes and dukes... free royal town status by This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the Habsburg Empire from 1740-1780. Also see Maria Theresa of Spain, a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of Louis XIV of France. Maria Theresa (May 13, 1717... Maria Theresa. Many religious orders (Jesuites, Origin and early history Carmelites (in Latin Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo) is the name of a Roman Catholic order founded in the 12th century by a certain Berthold (d. after 1185) on Mount Carmel, whence the order receives its name. Carmelite tradition traces the origin of... Carmelites) settled in the town and they built schools, churches, a hospital and a monastery.

For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general and ruler of France. He was a general of the French Revolution and became the effective ruler of France in 1799: he was First Consul (Premier... Napoleon occupied the castle and had some of its walls blown up. The leaders of the town soon realized that the old ramparts aren't useful any more. Most of the ramparts were destroyed and thus the town could expand.

In mid-1800s, Győr's role in trade grew as the steamship traffic on the river For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). Danube in Budapest Length 2 860 km Elevation of the source 678 m Average discharge 6 400 m³/ s Area watershed 817 000 km² Origin In the Black Forest ( Germany) Mouth Black Sea ( Romania) Basin countries Romania (28.9%), Hungary... Danube began, but the town lost its importance in trade when the railway line between Budapest and Kanizsa was built in 1861. The town leaders compensated for this loss with industrialization. The town prospered till Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... World War II, but during the war several buildings were destroyed. The 1950s and 60s brought even more change, only big block houses were built, and the old historical buildings weren't given care or attention. In the 1970s the reconstruction of the city centre began, old buildings were restored and reconstructed. In 1989 Győr won the European award for monument protection.

Today Győr is one of the most important administrative and cultural centres of Hungary. The city is also a university town and a popular tourist destination.

Tourist sights

• Historical downtown
• Cathedral (originally Romanesque St. Michaelis Cathedral (1010-33) in Hildesheim – a World Heritage Site The name Romanesque, like many other stylistic designations, was not a term contemporary with the art it describes but an invention of modern scholarship to categorize a period. The term Romanesque attempts to link the architecture, especially... Romanesque; rebuilt in Besides its original meaning, of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of rough, barbarous, the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to refer to distinctly different things. Below are... Gothic and Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce... Baroque style)
• City Hall

External links

• Official site (http://www.gyor.hu/) (Hungarian, English and German)
• A portal site (http://www.gyor-online.hu/) (in Hungarian)
• Photos of the city (http://www.vendegvaro.hu/kep5-5-900)