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Ják

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Country
  
Hungary

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
44.95 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 5:43 AM

County
  
Vas

Postal code
  
9798

Population
  
2,475 (2004)

Area code
  
94

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 74% Humidity

Ják is a village in Vas county, on the western boundary of Hungary.

Contents

Map of J%C3%A1k, 9798 Hungary

Ják Church

The parish church of Ják is the most complete Romanesque Church in Hungary. It was originally built as the church of a Benedictine monastery. The village church at that time was a rotunda in front of the façade of the main doorway of Ják church.

Both outside and inside the church is adorned with rich sculptures. The 3 naves and 3 apses are formed in a basilica structure. Columnar capitals are sculptured by plant and some animal ornamentation.

The rotunda has been built with 4 apses and 2 floors.

Notable people

  • Dezső Novák (1939 – 2014), Hungarian footballer
  • References

    Ják Wikipedia