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172 Vándor László A témával foglalkozó további szakirodalom Barbarits Lajos: Nagykanizsa. Budapest 1929. Cerwinka, Günther: Die Eroberung der Festung Kanizsa durch die Türken im Jahre 1600. (Publikationen des Steiemärkischen Landesbibiioték. Graz é. n.) ifj. Dümmerling Ödön: A Ferenc-rend középkori csúcsíves stílű építészetének emlékei Magyarországon. Budapest, 1944. Ilon Gábor - Sabján Tibor: 15. századi cserépkályhák Külsővatról. Ház és Ember V. 1989. 57-110. Kozák Károly: XV. századi oroszlános kályhacsempék a Dunántúlon. Veszprém Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei I, 1963. 143-150. Reiszig Ede: A Kanizsaiak a XV. században. Turul, 1941. Vándor László: A kanizsai vár építési idejének és topográfiájának kérdései. Castrum Bene 2. Szerk.: Juan Cabello. Budapest, 1992. Recent data on the topography of the medieval country town of Nagykanizsa (The archaeological remains of the Franciscan Monastery of Kanizsa dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) In south-western Hungary, no larger towns had developed in the Middle Ages. Economic demands, however, led to the emergence of a great number of country towns (oppida) which were mainly market places and centres of small-scale industry to supply local needs. Kanizsa and Keszthely were located along the main trade route across the region that led from the centre of Hungary to the Adriatic region, and they became significant towns. Attempts at understanding the history of settlement in these towns have been made in the past, but only the archaeological excavations of the last two decades have enhanced our knowledge of these towns’ settlement structure. The investigation of the structure of the town of Kanizsa has been impeded by the fact that a completely new town (Nagykanizsa) was built in the place of the one devastated by the Turkish wars. The discovery of the local Franciscan monastery has led to a considerable revision of the picture provided by formerly known sources. Although modern constructions have largely damaged the remains of the medieval buildings, the ground plans of these buildings have been elucidated. The finds assemblage recovered clearly confirm the historic existence of the monastery (1423-1533). The assemblage includes types of pottery and stove tiles produced in Western Hungarian workshops as well as local wares. The excavation of the monastery has helped provide a more accurate view of Kanizsa’s late medieval settlement structure.
