Svätý Jur

Jur (1960-1990 " Jur pri Bratislave "; Sankt Georgen German, Hungarian Szentgyörgy ) is a small town in western Slovakia with about 5,000 inhabitants.

Location

It is located in the Danube hills at the foot of the Little Carpathians, 14 km north-east of Bratislava. On the surface of the town is a wine region.

History

The first recorded settlement dates back to the Hallstatt period. A Great Moravian fortress was built in the 9th century. The first written mention was made in 1209 under the name Zergung as a market town. After the Mongol invasion in 1241 German colonists were settled and the castle Biely Kamen built. The city then developed as a settlement below the castle. 1647 City of Royal Free City was charged. During the Turkish wars, the castle was destroyed in 1633 and the town burned down in 1663. The first (at the beginning only horse ) railway in the Kingdom of Hungary was opened in 1840 between Bratislava and Jur. After the fall of the Kingdom of Hungary in the years 1918/1919, the city came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia. In 1944, the place Neštich ( Neustift ) was incorporated.

Attractions

• Gothic church of St. George from the 13th century
• Protestant Church in the year 1783, which was created by remodeling a home
• Wooden belfry from the 17th century
• Remains of the city wall from the 17th century
• Ruins of the castle Biely Kamen (13th century)
• Renaissance castle dating from 1609,
• See also: List of the listed objects in Jur

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jaroslav Jindřich Clam- Martinic, Czech politicians
• Hermann Vámbéry (1832 -1913) Hungarian Orientalist, turkologist, traveler and Secret Agent ( He himself gave as the birthplace however Dunajská streda to. )