Dunaföldvár

A Bronze Age gold hoard of jewellery was found between Paks and Dunaföldvár on the banks of the Danube in the nineteenth century.

[1] Dunaföldvár was an important settlement at the time of the Hungarian conquest, and experienced its golden age during the 14th and 15th centuries.

It was first mentioned in the work of the Turkish chronicler Sinan Chaus, who described the history of the 1543 expedition.

One of the most famous churches, the St. Ilona’s Roman Catholic parish was built in 1725 in Baroque style.

Visitors can also visit the Joseph-Danube Bridge which connects the Transdanubia region to the Great Plain.

The gold jewellery from the hoard found near Dunaföldvár (1600-1200