Visitation of Our Lady Church

In Etyek the Roman Catholic Church and Parish of the operation we have data since 1723rd Compared to the increased population of the then small church it proved to be too small, so in 1814 the local residents with the help of artificial hill filled begun construction of the new church.

Completion of construction in 1816 was when, amid great celebrations in honor of Our Lady of the Visitation consecrated.

 The church and the tower was built with square stones, vaulted over the sanctuary, the nave was gerenda mennyezetes. The columns resting on wooden choir, the organ was négy variánsú. The main altarpiece - Charles Jakobey: Visitation of the Virgin Mary - one of the most beautiful altar images of the diocese.

 In the middle of St. Elizabeth House of Árpád mural depicts, with the inscription: "Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, patron of the poor."


The Visitation of Our Lady was dedicated, it was built between 1814 and late Baroque church in 1816 Joseph Rieder plans. The middle tower, built in straight lengths married church sanctuary closure. The main altar in the tabernacle Angels was made in the XVIII century. The sanctuary with the altar with the image is one out of four oil paintings from Jakobey. The ceiling murals and oil paintings on the side altars demanding equality and artistic törekvésről reveal. The local winegrowers show Orban respect, as the church roof painting, the first Pendentive St. Urban Pope portrayed the artist, next to St. Florian and Etyek skyline. The church's organ at the beginning of the century, the company has built Rieger.

The neo-baroque church is 34 meters long and 14 meters wide, with a tower height of 43 meters. II. During World War I - like most of the church - the tower Etyek also took the 296-kg bell for war purposes. They get a new bell in 1994 for the farewell on the occasion of new dedicated.

The internal transformation and liturgical space with marble paving will take place in the mid-1980s.


Adress: Etyek, Heroes 17th

GPS: 47.444194, 18.751452


  • 2091 Etyek, Hősök tere 17.

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