Ócsa

Ócsa is a village of 9,300 people (2018) in Pest County.

Understand
Ócsa has been inhabited continuously since the Árpádian era. Its name was first mentioned in 1235. The monastery of the Premontre monastic order, built in honour of the Virgin Mary, was completed by 1235. The basilica on the site of the monastery today is one of the most important monuments of Romanesque Hungarian architecture.

Get in
The village is 10 km southeast of the Budapest city limit on the M5 motorway.


 * It can be approached from the direction of Budapest by buses 635 and 636. The city is also served by buses 609, 641, 642 and 643, which connect with neighbouring municipalities.

See



 * Peasant House Museum, local historical collection, six unique peasant houses may stand under the Ancient Monuments Act and show the architecture of the 18th century villages. The personal articles, tools, clothes, and furnishing that are on display in the house, were part of the everyday life of the inhabitants of Ócsa 100-200 years ago. (Hu: Ócsai Tájház, Loc: Dr. Békési Panyik Andor út 4-6., Phone: +36 30 4943368 — ocsaitajhaz@dinpig.hu, Opening hours 1 Feb-30 Nov: M closed, Tu-F 09:00-16:00, Sa Su and holiday 10:00-17:00, Admission: Adult/reduced: Ft800/500)
 * Szentháromság Church, built in 1774 in Baroque style and it got to consecration in 1777. His tower was built in a smaller, plainer form than the present one built in 1993. The building is with a uniform baroque style. 2-2 of his side windows are segment arc. Approximately 20 m high, the tower façade plane matches arched window above the circular window above the entrance. The church stands in the array of bell housing, followed by a sill is separated from the clock tower. (Hu:Ócsai Szentháromság templom Loc: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre utca 28., Phone: +36 24 378048)
 * Szentháromság Church, built in 1774 in Baroque style and it got to consecration in 1777. His tower was built in a smaller, plainer form than the present one built in 1993. The building is with a uniform baroque style. 2-2 of his side windows are segment arc. Approximately 20 m high, the tower façade plane matches arched window above the circular window above the entrance. The church stands in the array of bell housing, followed by a sill is separated from the clock tower. (Hu:Ócsai Szentháromság templom Loc: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre utca 28., Phone: +36 24 378048)