szombathely
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IMPORTANT PLACES
IN SZOMBATHELY
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It was built in 1783 near the Cathedral. Sala Terrana is open to public on ground floor.
Bishop Palace
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Garden of Ruins
You can find a wealth of Roman relics: mosaics of plants, geometrical designs on the floor of St. Quirinus Basilica from the 4th century, Roman road markers, medieval castle wall…
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Iseum
It is part of a grand 2nd-century complex of the two temples dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis by Roman legionnaries.
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Smidt Museum
You can see the private collection of Lajos Smidt: antique weapons, furniture, fans, pipes, clocks, Roman coins…
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Savaria Museum
You can see Roman altars, stone torsos, blue-glass vials from Savaria….
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Synagogue
It is a twin-towered Moorish building. A plaque marks the spot from where 4228 of our Jewish brothers and sisters were deported to Auschwitz on 4 July 1944.
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Cathedral
It was designed by Melchior Hefele for Bishop Szily in 1791. In World War II it was ruined by bombs but it was rebuilt.
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Szombathely Gallery
It is a modern Art Gallery.
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Vas Museum Village
It is an open-air museum with some 18th and 19th century farmhouses moved from more than two dozen villages in the Őrség region.
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Historical park
Each year at the end of August we can take part in the famous Savaria Carnival. The town revive the ancient Roman times.
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Sports in SzombathelyFootball
We love playing football. We have a football club called Haladás. Many people visit their matches.
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Basketball
We also like playing basketball. Our basketball club is Falco.
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Famous people from Szombathely
Király Gábor (1976) – a goalkeeper now he plays for 1860 München
Fazekas Róbert (1975) – he is a discuss thrower. He was 8th in the world championship in Beijing.
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An actor and an actress
Hujber Ferenc (1974) – he is an actor, played in several famous Hungarian films
Für Anikó (1964) – she is an actress, she is famous for her plays in theatres
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Musicians
Horváth Charlie (1947)
he is a singer with a hoarse voice
Prieger Zsolt – he is a member of Anima Sound System
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Teenagers’ favourites
No thanks – it is a pop and rock group, they play in similar style like Tokio Hotel from Germany. They have started their career from Szombathely.
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Ocho Macho
This group is also from Szombathely and Kőszeg. They are very popular. They play a bit of reggae, a bit of punk, a bit of latin music and a bit of rock and roll.