Discover Tompa

Tompa brings together a church in the town centre and Rédl Castle, as well as a cycling connection at the Hungarian-Serbian border. If you are looking for a hotel for a trip to Tompa, you can first consider whether architecture, parkland or a cross-border cycling tour should be the deciding factor in your plans.

Church, Castle and Park in Tompa

The Kapisztrán-Szent János Church is the largest building in Tompa’s town centre and was built in the eclectic style. Rédl Castle provides a different architectural focus: it was remodelled in the 1860s to plans by Budapest architects Gerster Károly and Kauser Lipót. This brings different aspects to the fore when comparing the buildings: the church’s location, size and eclectic style, and the castle’s remodelling history and architects.

The grounds of Rédl Castle include a 37-hold park, adorned with trees and a neoclassical gloriette. The castle can therefore be viewed from two perspectives: its remodelling history and the design of its park. The precise area, trees and gloriette each give the landscape a specific point of reference.

Another local point of interest is the Szent Anna-templom: the Bácskai-Bunkertúra route leads to this church. It was built around the turn of the 20th century as a scaled-down replica of the Matthias Church in Budapest. This adds a second church to the Kapisztrán-Szent János Church, with its own historical context and architectural model. If you plan to take the Bácskai-Bunkertúra, check the current arrangements before your trip.

Cycling at the border

The cycling route known as EuroVelo 13 runs along the Hungarian-Serbian border in Bács-Kiskun County. At Tompa, cyclists cross the border southwards to visit attractions in Subotica. This offers a different perspective from the buildings: it places Tompa on a cross-border cycling route with Subotica as its destination. If cycling is a deciding factor in choosing your destination, this is a specific point of reference alongside the church, castle and park.

More topics in the wider Bács-Kiskun destination

In the wider Bács-Kiskun destination, Tiszaalpár offers its own archaeological focus. The Tiszaalpár, Földvár educational trail explores the history of the Bronze Age fortification of Tiszaalpári Földvár and the way of life of people in the Bronze Age. Tiszaalpári Földvár is a specially protected archaeological site; this designation was made under Decree 3/2003. (I. 25.) NKÖM. A reconstruction of an Árpád-era village, built for the millennium celebrations, depicts the settlement layout discovered during local excavations.

The Kiskunhalasi Csipkeház and Csipkemúzeum focuses on Halas lace. Its history began in 1902; visitors can admire centuries-old lacework and see the process of lace embroidery. This complements Tompa’s architectural history with a distinct regional theme: handicrafts and the making of lace fabric.

Nature and educational trails also offer distinctive experiences in Bács-Kiskun. The Boróka educational trail in Bugac is 1,100 metres long and features information boards and activity stations such as a forest xylophone and a play telescope. Lake Szelidi, near Dunapataj, is a natural oxbow lake that developed from a branch of the Danube after the Ice Age. The lake’s blue-green algae educational trail is accessible on foot and by bicycle year-round. Its twelve information stations cover the lake’s development, the properties of its water, the organisms living there and the surrounding wildlife. Check local conditions before your visit.

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