The Evangelical church gives Tokorcs a distinct cultural landmark: its wood carvings were made in 1956 to designs by Fóth Sándor, a master cooper and carpenter living in Sitke, and his son Fóth Zoltán. The date and the named craftsmen make the carvings a tangible subject for a trip focused on design and traditional craftsmanship. This lets you combine your search for a holiday rental in Tokorcs with a specific cultural interest.
Church Art in Tokorcs
The church’s altar and pulpit were designed by Dr. Schulek Tibor and his wife, Majoros Edit. The furnishings therefore bring together different contributions: the designs for the altar and pulpit, and the wood carvings from 1956. Symbols appear on the pulpit, altar cloths and pastor’s pew. The altar depicts two angels, the Lamb, symbols of the Lord’s Supper, grapes and an ear of grain. The motifs are thus spread across several elements of the furnishings, not just the altar.
In 2012, the Evangelical church received a tower and was completely renovated inside and out. Together with the carvings and the designs for the altar and pulpit, this tells a story spanning different periods: the craftsmanship of the furnishings, the artistic design and a later structural renovation can be distinguished from one another.
Vas County: More Ideas for Planning Your Trip
The wider destination of Vas County offers themes beyond the church art in Tokorcs. Írottkő Nature Park lies in the northwestern part of Vas County and encompasses the entire 4,303-hectare Kőszeg Landscape Protection Area. This makes a clearly defined landscape region another option if you want to give culture and nature different emphasis in your travel plans.
The Termál Kerékpáros Túraút (Thermal Cycling Route) in Vas County leads to five thermal spa complexes. The route combines cycling with visits to architectural and natural attractions, as well as other thermal baths. The Vulkán Tour offers a different focus, leading to Kis-Somlyó, Ság-hegy and Belső-hegy. The two themed routes therefore differ in their stated highlights: cycling and thermal baths on one, three named hills on the other.
Bükfürdő also offers a distinct regional setting: it lies at the transition between Alpokalja and Kisalföld, two kilometres from the small town of Bük, and is a medical and tourist centre as well as one of Hungary’s spa resorts. Two internationally recognised thermal baths are located in Bük and Sárvár, 25 kilometres apart. Sárvári Gyógy- és Wellnessfürdő offers medical, health-promoting and wellness services.
The wider destination of Vas County offers other specific places of interest for those interested in cultural history. The Romanesque Church of St Michael in Csempeszkopács was built around 1250; the Romanesque church of Ják Abbey was consecrated in 1256. The Vasi Skanzen presents rural life and the vernacular architecture of Vas County from the past two centuries. Since opening in 1973, it has rescued and rebuilt 43 buildings from 27 settlements. Sacred architecture and rural building traditions thus offer different ways to explore regional history.
Discover more destinations: Borgáta, Ostffyasszonyfa, Mesteri, Köcsk, Celldömölk, Kemeneskapolna, Kemenesmagasi.
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