| Main | Births etc |
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Ásványráró | ||
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Village/Köszeg | ||
 Saint Roch church in Ráró | ||
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 Location of Győr-Moson-Sopron County in Hungary | ||
| Country |
 Hungary | |
| Region | Western Transdanubia | |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron County | |
| Subregion | Mosonmagyaróvári | |
| Established | 1936 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
Rita Tatainé Popp (Ind. ) | |
| Area | ||
• Total |
39.16 km2 (15.12 sq mi) | |
Ásványráró is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Western Transdanubia Region, Hungary.
Location[]
Ásványráró lies the central part of Szigetköz, next to Danube, between Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár. It was created in 1936, by merging the two formers village (Ásvány and Ráró).
Sightseeing[]
- At the end of the village towards Dunaszeg, the famous "Kálvária" is located. It was built by Count Lázár Apponyi in Baroque style in 1738.
- Near the "Kálvária", the monument of the victims of World War II, a work of sculptor József Somogyi is located.
- Near to Kálvária stand an old black aspen tree. It is 100 years old. Protected natural values. The diameter is ~550 cm.
- Because the most of the villagers are Roman Catholic (c. 96%), there are two (so-called) búcsú, of the village's churches. In Ásvány there is a church named for St. Andrew. It is a 136 m2 building of the 14th century. In Ráró there is a church named for St. Roch which is from the 17th century.
External links[]
- Street map (Hungarian)
- Official page (Hungarian)
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