Pannonhalma
Sign in to savePannonhalma (; ; ), called Győrszentmárton until 1965, is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in western Hungary. With a little under 4,000 inhabitants, it is about south-southeast of Győr. Pannonhalma is home to the oldest extant religious and educational institution in Hungary, the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and major touristic destination.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pannonhalma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bencés főapátsági templom (4640. számú műemlék) 35.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey
- Settlement.image_shield
- HUN Pannonhalma Címer.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Pannonhalma.svg
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 29.58
- Settlement.population_total
- 3948
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.postal_code
- 9090
- Settlement.area_code
- (+36) 96
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name
- Pannonhalma Archabbey
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 1996
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Extension
- 2002
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 758
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- Cultural: iv, vi
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Pannonhalma (; ; ), called Győrszentmárton until 1965, is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in western Hungary. With a little under 4,000 inhabitants, it is about south-southeast of Győr. Pannonhalma is home to the oldest extant religious and educational institution in Hungary, the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and major touristic destination.
==History== thumb|left|Statue of Szent Márton (Martin of Tours) The town, known as Győrszentmárton until 1965, is dominated by its most famous landmarks: the thousand-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey and the Benedictine Secondary School, which are situated above the village, on Szent Marton Hill. The hill itself is still known by this ancient name and the name 'Pannonhalma' was introduced as part of the Hungarian language reforms in the nineteenth century. The association with Saint Martin ('Szent Márton' in Hungarian) derives from a belief that Martin of Tours was born here, though others believe he was born in nearby Szombathely.