Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger
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The Archdiocese of Eger is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger.
Eger Cathedral Basilcia
Szent János apostol és evangélista, Szent Mihály főangyal, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika (Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apstole and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception)
Eger
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Eger is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary. A city with county rights, Eger is best known for its medieval castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Ottoman minaret, and red wines. Its population of around 53,000 (2017) makes it the 19th largest centre of population in Hungary, according to the census. The town is located on the Eger Stream, on the hills between the Mátra and Bükk mountains.
Top left: Eger Minorite church. Top right: View of Eger from the castle. Bottom left: Egri Bazilika. Bottom right: Minaret Eger
Eger in Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum (1617)
Eger in the 16th century
The ruins of the Romanesque basilica in the Eger Castle