GCGYZM_old Traditional Geocache

You have to search the cache on a tree behind the chapel.

History of Győrzámoly

On Gyorzámoly, Hungary's northwest part, from Gyor 9 km settles down in the so-called underwear island alley. The medieval village's first written reference originates from 1271.

Gyorzámoly the county it little his settlements one, from the area of which any kind of archaeological find turned up till now,. His name means place behind a shoal with a Slav origin presumably according to the linguistics. His first certified reference from 1271 known: at this time than with Malomsok adjacent settlement it is mentioned. In the first half of the 15. century already certainly the Héderváry family's possession: between 1443 and 1548 not less than Zámoly appears in sixteen diplomas alternately, Zamoly ill. Zamol in a shape. Meanwhile on the end of the 15. century before the Szemeres, Nagylucseiek was on his hand then; in 1500 though for Rozgonyi pawn his owners. In 1549 Héderváry family, and Bakyth Péter endures the village populated newly in the bigger part together.

The 16. century is destroyed in his second party many times – like this at the time of Gyor 1594. yearly Turkish siege. From the front of the 17. century the village being rebuilt through centuries the Héderváry family – ill. his later heirs – belongs to his lordship.from 1658 We know about saint Erzsébet church devoted to his respect, which one this in a year already into ruin it is mentioned as ones in Italics. The village's church standing today was being built in 1779.

The 1954. yearly flood, which removed the village's old architectural memories totally quasi, meant the last big destruction in the parish's life. The parish with a favourable position was rebuilt soon however, the new houses, the streets opened newly not only prove his development, but the row of the public buildings transmitted in the latter decades: Takarékszövetkezet, the cultural centre and the new one inaugurated a village museum and a fire engine house in 1987 after a schoolhouse, , the gymnasium enjoying the big popularity was made ready though in 1993.

Sightseeing

Roman Catholic church the parish onto Saint László respect blesses, his church with a baroque style with a floor-space of 114 m2 was being built in 1779; it was rebuilt in his flat broke but original style in 1869. Head and his side altar, his pulpit and his font were being made in 1780 pigtail in a style, from the first church's equipment escaped. The church and his equipment ancient monument character.

In 1917 on the village's central place, in saint István and saint László utca crossroads Csuti Vince and his wife, Jász Örzse claimed two fell away onto boys' memory in the war. This cross was put onto two of his sides the name of 44 Zámoly men died a hero in the First World War later. The local government worked up his memorial column, this in the vicinity of the monument in 1990 for the village's World War two victims claims a memory.

The village's border is rich in natural values. Nearly 100 ha of the area of the Remencei Duna branch, his elm branch and the Zámoly tölös extends in Gyorzámoly and Gyorújfalu border. The water flows everywhere magassedge, magasdry stalk it is edged. Here can be found the largest reed of the underwear island alley, Lajma. The Zámoly tölös though the underwear island alley today already rare floodplain hardwood oak, ash, his elm gallery forest and the village museum.