Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

VIII Bakony, Balaton-Uplands - VIII-2 House from Kádárta

House from Mindszentkálla The yard from Mindszentkálla, which represents the fullyfledged stone architecture of the Káli Basin has only a few small buildings implying that the centre of the holding is in the vineyard. The watts, pillars and arches of made by stove-setters from Kapolcs. It was heated from the kitchen. The large kitchen was also used as a storeroom in the absence of a pantry. Grain was stored in old wine barrels. A huge stone-block, troughs and a press-base illustrate the skill of local stone-cutters. The tools the attractive small house dating from the first half of the 19th century are of stone. In the 1920s the family farmed 2,5 hectares and owned a vineyard with a cellar Three generations shared the only room. The cradle in front of the back bed was for the baby and the bed-couch in front of the window was used by the older child who was prevented from falling by a bench. The room was heated by a beige tiled stove sprinkled with brown paint Stone sea The quartz sand layers of the former Pannon Sea are fascinating and sometimes bizarre rock formations which are now protected. These are the famous stone seas, the geological specialty of the BalatonUplands in the Káli Basin. A 19th century writer describes Kővágóörs as follows, MA bent hill embraces the whole village, trough-like, it is as if a herd of cattle were lying in the hillside - as it is loaded with huge stones'.' The region is also famous for its millstone-mining. The Hungarian name for stone „kő" is also preserved in place names.