Dömös
| Dömös | |
|---|---|
 Dömös
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| Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 18°54′52″E / 47.76480°N 18.91437°ECoordinates: 47°45′53″N 18°54′52″E / 47.76480°N 18.91437°E | |
| Country |
 Hungary
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| County | Komárom-Esztergom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.97 km2 (9.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,137 |
| • Density | 47.43/km2 (122.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 2027 |
| Area code(s) | 33 |
Dömös is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary.
Dömös is located on the right side of the Danube, 16 km from Esztergom and 45 km from Budapest. The also beautiful town, Visegrád is located 5 km east from Dömös. The highway No. 11 cross the village. It has a railway station on the other side of the Danube, on the Budapest – Szob railway line. A shuttle transport on the river.
The site has been populated even in ancient times. Archaeology revealed men and settlements, instruments and animal bones from hunting and fireplaces (neolithic age). Tomb of the copper age man was also found (2500-1900 BC). In the late Bronze Age a 500×500 métre fortress from gounddams (1000 BC) There are guarding towers from the Roman age. They were built along the Danube line in the Pannonia region border of the Roman Empire. (Tófenék). After the Huns, the Avars came here in 568 and ruled until the 9th century. Bronze belt buckles, horse and warrior mounts, ceramics of the Avarian age were excavated from warrior’s tombs. (Malom-creek valley).
There is a groundwork fortress on the top of the Árpád hill from the Hungarian conquest time. The Danube turn gives a good fortification locality and the region was royal domain during the Árpád house kings of Hungary. The region was named Pilis forest. The royal palace and the neighbouring monastery played and important role in the life in the 11th century. Specifically, the life of Béla I of Hungary ended here in 1063. The earliest charter was given out by Ladislaus I of Hungary in 1079. In the 12th century Coloman of Hungary decided about the contunuation of the throne for Stephen II of Hungary against the later king Béla II of Hungary. In the Mongolian invasion (1241) the monastery was destroyed, but rebuilt soon. The provost of the monastery also served the king and the royal family. Provost Fülöp was the chancellor of the queen during the times of Béla II of Hungary.
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