Mor
Mor - Description
Mor is the most significant settlement in the Transdanubian region, Fejer County, in the Mor-ditch between Bakony and Vertes.
The town is the economic, commercial and cultural centre for the surrounding settlements, in a 20 km wide area. At present, more than 15000 people live here. Mor has always come into view, compared to other towns with the same magnitude, thanks to its favourable geographical situation and to the diligence of its Hungarian- and German-speaking inhabitants.
The one thousand-year-old settlement is proud of its history and we can say without any bias: it can be proud of its present too.
We don't know much about the history of Mor and its direct environs before the Hungarian conquest and the foundation of the state. The first effectively known vestiges date back to modern age, when a smaller settlement was built by Celts in Mor-ditch.
The origin of the name of Mor cannot be etymologized. The most probable reason for its name is that the Family Mori founded the town, and it was called after them. The settlement was first a royal land; from 1080 it became a bishop land for approximately 250 years.
An important battle of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence occurred in Mor at the end of 1848. Mor Perczel's army corps fought the Windishgratz's armament.
Today's prospect of the local wine region evolved in the second half of the 19th. century. Not only latifundiums, but also smallholdings were used to clump vine plants. Furthermore, vineyards' interest was safeguarded by the constituted authorities. It was not allowed to deliver strange wine into Mor, while the local wine was put into circulation as "the wine of Mor".
It was declared on the 13th of March 1902 that the name of the community Moor would be simplified to Mor. The town was very proud when Sandor Wekerle, born in Mor from a middle class family, became the first Prime Minister in Hungary.
Source: Nr. 37. mor.hu
The town is the economic, commercial and cultural centre for the surrounding settlements, in a 20 km wide area. At present, more than 15000 people live here. Mor has always come into view, compared to other towns with the same magnitude, thanks to its favourable geographical situation and to the diligence of its Hungarian- and German-speaking inhabitants.
The one thousand-year-old settlement is proud of its history and we can say without any bias: it can be proud of its present too.
We don't know much about the history of Mor and its direct environs before the Hungarian conquest and the foundation of the state. The first effectively known vestiges date back to modern age, when a smaller settlement was built by Celts in Mor-ditch.
The origin of the name of Mor cannot be etymologized. The most probable reason for its name is that the Family Mori founded the town, and it was called after them. The settlement was first a royal land; from 1080 it became a bishop land for approximately 250 years.
An important battle of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence occurred in Mor at the end of 1848. Mor Perczel's army corps fought the Windishgratz's armament.
Today's prospect of the local wine region evolved in the second half of the 19th. century. Not only latifundiums, but also smallholdings were used to clump vine plants. Furthermore, vineyards' interest was safeguarded by the constituted authorities. It was not allowed to deliver strange wine into Mor, while the local wine was put into circulation as "the wine of Mor".
It was declared on the 13th of March 1902 that the name of the community Moor would be simplified to Mor. The town was very proud when Sandor Wekerle, born in Mor from a middle class family, became the first Prime Minister in Hungary.
Source: Nr. 37. mor.hu
Mor - Photo galery
Látnivalók ezen a településen: Mor
Lamberg-castle
It was built by Jakab Fellner for Antal Lamberg in 1762-66. It is a two-storied baroque castle with a rich division of the façade.
There are 2...
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Luzsenszky or rather chained-castle
It was built by the Luzsenszky-family in the beginning of the 1790s. The castle was named after the chained-fence in front of it. Its execution is...
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Mor wine region
The Mor wine region is relatively small, apart from the town of Mor it includes only five other settlements: Csakbereny, Csokako, Pusztavam, Sored,...
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Hotel Galya (Galyatető)
