Szenttamás (Esztergom)

Aerial photograph, 2008

Szenttamás (meaning: "Saint Thomas" (for Saint Thomas Becket) is the eastern part of the city of Esztergom in Hungary, on the right bank of the river Danube. It was a separate village until 1895, when it was merged with the "Royal Esztergom" as 2nd district, along with neighboring Víziváros and Szentgyörgymező. It's located on the Szent Tamás Hill.

Tourism

  • Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel (Classicist) and Baroque Calvary on the top of the hill.
  • Esztergom Synagogue
  • Fürdő Szálló (Bath Hotel) in ruins
  • Komárom-Esztergom County Archives (former Village Hall)
  • Duna (Danube) Museum - Hungarian Museum of Water Administration and Environmental Protection

References

  • Borovszky Samu: Esztergom Vármegye
  • Szent István városa – Esztergom története (szerk Meggyes Miklósné)

47°47′48″N 18°44′32″E / 47.79667°N 18.74222°E / 47.79667; 18.74222