Calvary Church
The Calvary Church has a breathtaking view from the inner city, especially from under the Heroes Tower. The Calvary Church was built between 1729-1734 on top of the Calvary Hill.

Calvary Church

There stood a cross on its place in1686, and a Chapel to Saint Donatus was built beside in 1715. The church was built with the leading role of the jesuit priests, the foundation stone was laid in 1729. The local legend says that each 70 thousands bricks were carried up in the very hands of the Kőszeg inhabitants. Furnishing took a few more decades. Daily care of the curch was provided by the Hermits living there even until 1847. One of them was graf Henrik Weiss, where painted the frescoes of the church. In 1947 a fire ruined the furnishing, that was made up from Ják. The calvary stations were defined in 1686, the first carved pictures from 1763 even can be seen as part of the church fence. The current station-cabins were installed in 1890.

The Calvary Hill is one of the most favourite touristic sights of Kőszeg. The view of the inner city is unparalleled from here, and routes lead to the Trianon Cross, the Suleiman Tower and to the Seven-Wells from here.

Calvary Church
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