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seat of the Serbian Orthodox P Bogdányi Street VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Patriarch and so officially a Bogdányi utca
cathedral. Built in 1756–64, it Winding its way north from Practical Information
is a sublime mix of Baroque Fő tér, Bogdányi utca is a lively 25 km (16 miles) north of
and Rococo styles, its clock thoroughfare lined with his- Budapest. Road Map D3.
tower topped by a tall spire. torical buildings, and packed * 22,000. n Tourinform,
Inside it contains icons of with many shops, stalls and Dumtsa Jenő utca 22, (26)
Orthodox saints by Vasili Ostoic portrait painters. 31 79 65.
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and a red marble altar. The Imre Ámos/Margit Anna
In the gardens, the Museum of Museum at No. 10 commem- Transport
Serbian Orthodox Ecclesi asti cal orates the life and work of £ Szentendre (hév). @
Art has some 2,000 icons, painters Imre Ámos and Margit Dunakanyar Körút. 4 Dunakorzó
vestments, treasures and art Anna, who married in 1936 and (summer only).
objects, all brought here in moved to Szentendre in 1937.
the 19th century after the Ámos, a Jew, was taken to a
closure of their original host labour camp in was killed by a traitor at
churches: testament to the Vojvodina in 1940, the Battle of Kosovo
demise of the Serb population where he continued Polje in 1389. His
of Hungary (see p144). to paint. He was body was taken
deported to back to Serbia in the
Germany in 1944, 19th century, and
where he died, the church was later
probably in a destroyed in a fire.
concentration camp. A wine barrel sign in Preobra zenska
His wife Margit lived Bogdányi Street Church, at the top of
until 1991. Her Cubist the street, built in
paintings are on the ground 1741–6, is another fine Baroque
floor, while Ámos’s work, includ- Serbian Ortho dox church. The
ing his accounts of life in a annual Serb Folk Festival takes
labour camp, is on the first floor. place here on 19 August.
A cross on the corner of
Bogdányi utca and Lázár tér E Imre Ámos/Margit
stands where the body of the Anna Museum
Icons of Orthodox saints in the legendary Serb ruler Prince Bogdányi utca 10. Open Apr–Sep:
Belgrade Church Lázár once lay in a church. He 2–6pm Wed–Sun. & 8 7

Szentendre City Centre Hungarian
Open-Air SZERB U T C A
1 Fő Square Museum MA R T I N OV ICS U T CA BARTOK ÚT
2 Szamos Marzipan Museum Art Mill
3 Templom Square PÁTRIÁRKA UTCA
4 Belgrade Church and Museum FU L C O DEÁK UT Belgrade Church BOGDÁNYI UTCA D UN A KO RZÓ
of Serbian Orthodox & Serb Orthodox
Museum
Ecclesiastical Art
5 Bogdányi Street AL KO T MÁ N Y U TC A Imre Ámos-Margit
6 Margit Kovács Collection TEMPLOM Anna Memorial
TÉR
Museum
7 Barcsay Collection RÁKÓCZI U T C A HU NYADI UTC A
8 Hungarian Open-Air Museum Parish Danub e
Town Hall Church
FŐ TÉR GÖRÖG UTCA
Margit Kovács
Collection
BA JC S Y- Z S IL I NS ZK Y U T C A
Culture
KAN ONO K UTC A Peter-Paul Szamos Marcipán PÉTER-PÁL UTCA House
Museum
D U M TS A J E N Ő U T C A D U N A K O
Church
Barcsay
Collection
B Ü K K Ö S PA R T
KUC SE RA U TCA
0 metres 100 PAPRI K A B I R Ó U T C A KÖ R U T CA JÓ KA I M Ó R U T CA R ZÓ
B Ü K K Ö S PA R T
Bükkös Stream
0 yards 100
Požarevačka UTCA KOSSUTH
Church
Train and Bus Stations For keys to map symbols see back flap
500 m (550 yards)
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