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

X Kisalföld - X-6 Belfry from Újkér - X-7 House from Bogyoszló

Újkér In the mostly Catholic Újkér the Lutheran minority built a belfry because they could not afford to build a church. The ringing alerted the inhabitants in case of fire or oncoming danger The tower was built from brick, its roof was constructed from stone. Midday tolling was ordained in 1456 by Pope Callixtus III in his Prayer Bull. His aim was to call the Christians for prayer to celebrate victory against the Turks. When János Hunyadi and his army defeated the Turkish army on July 22nd, 1456 at Nándorfehérvár the Pope amended the edict: for God helped Christians to win victory over the Turks the prayer at noon should be the prayer of thanksgiving. 0 X-6 Belfry from X-7 House from Bogyoszló The L-shaped cross-winged house, built in 1874, offers a glimpse into the life of a family functioning as an economic unit and into the architectural traditions of Rábaköz. As a result of draining the land the quality of the soil was improved and the family were able to take advantage of the boom of sugar beet production in the 1880s to amass considerable wealth. This is reflected by the furnishings of the 3 rooms and the common kitchen. The master; János Megyesi and his