See also:

• EGER (Czech, Cheb)
• EGER (Ger. Erlau, Med. Lat. Agria)
• EGER, AQIBA (1761–1837)

EGER (Ger. Erlau, Med. See also:

• LAT

Lat. Agria)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of Heves, 90 M . E.N.E. of See also:

• BUDAPEST

Budapest by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1900) 24,650 . It is beautifully situated in the valley of the See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• EGER (Czech, Cheb)
• EGER (Ger. Erlau, Med. Lat. Agria)
• EGER, AQIBA (1761–1837)

Eger, an affluent of the See also:

• THEISS (Hungarian, Tisza; Lat., Tisia or Tissus)

Theiss, and on the eastern outskirts of the Matra mountains . Eger is the see of an archbishopric, and owing to its numerous ecclesiastical buildings has received the name of " the Hungarian See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome." Amongst the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal buildings are the beautiful See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral in the See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, with a handsome See also:

• DOME (Lat domus, house; Ital. duomo, cathedral)

dome 130 ft. high, erected in 1831–1834 by the See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch-See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop See also:

• LADISLAUS [I.]

Ladislaus Pyrker (1772–1847); the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

Brothers of See also:

• MERCY (adapted from Fr. merci, Lat. merces, reward)
• MERCY (or MERCI), FRANZ, FREIHERR VON

Mercy, opposite which is a handsome See also:

• MINARET (from the Arabic mandrat ; manar or miner is Arabic for a lighthouse, a tower on which liar, fire, is lit)

minaret, 115 ft. high, the remains of a See also:

• MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

mosque dating from the See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish occupation, other See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic churches, and an imposing See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek church . The archiepiscopal See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace; the See also:

• LYCEUM

lyceum, with a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good library and an astronomical See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory; the See also:

• SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

seminary for Roman priests; and the town-See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall are all noteworthy . On an See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence N.E. of the town, laid out as a See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

park, are the ruins of the old fortress, and a See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument of See also:

• STEPHEN
• STEPHEN (1097?-1154)
• STEPHEN (ISTVAN) BATHORY (1533-1586)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES (1789-1859)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES FITZJAMES, BART
• STEPHEN, SIR LESLIE (1832-1904)

Stephen DOb6, the heroic defender of the town against the assaults of the See also:

• TURKS

Turks in 1552 . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief occupation of the inhabitants is the cultivation of the vineyards of the surrounding hills, which produce the red Erlauer See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, one of the best in Hungary . To the S.W. of Eger, in the same county of Heves, is situated the town of Gyongyos (pop . 15,878) . It lies on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western outskirts of the Matra mountains, and carries on a brisk See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in the Erlauer wine, which is produced throughout the See also:

• DISTRICT

district .

The Hungarians defeated the Austrians at Gyongyos on the 3rd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1849 . To the S.W. of Gyongyos is situated the old town of Hatvan (pop . 9698), which is now a busy railway junction, and possesses several See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial establishments . Eger is an old town, and owes its importance to the bishopric created by See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King Stephen in 1010, which was one of the richest in the whole of Hungary . In 1552 Eger resisted the repeated assaults of a large Turkish force; in 1596, however, it was given up to the Turks by the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian party in the See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison, and remained in their See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession until 1687 . It was created an arch-bishopric in 1814 . During the revolution of 1848–1849, Eger, was remarkable for the patriotic spirit displayed by its in-habitants; and it was here that the principal See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns against the Austrians were organized .