Esztergom

Esztergom / Károly Andruskó. - Budapest: Szépirodalmi Könyvkiadó, 1974, - 40x36 mm. - 36 p., ill. - ISBN 9631502163.

Dark green leather with gilt title on front and spine. Typography and binding by István Jánosa. Compiled by Béláné Ágotai and edited by Gyula Janka.


Woodcuts of Esztergom by Károly Andruskó, with a preface by Pál Szölgyémy.

The city of Esztergom was founded in 972 by King Géza and therefore one of the the oldest cities in Hungary and until 1249 the capital of the country.
Situated in the northern part of Hungary, about 45 km north-west of the capital Budapest, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia. The Mária Valéria bridge, connecting Esztergom with the city of Štúrovo in Slovakia, was destroyed by the retreating German troops in 1944 and rebuilt in 2001 with the support of the European Union. 
The 'Bazilika' of Esztergom is the third biggest temple in Europe
                                                                                        Gerda on the Maria Váleria Bridge in 2001 
                                                    
Károly Andruskó (1915-2008), Hungarian engraver and painter. During a long life his production was huge: over 3000 paintings, more than 500 water-colours and thousands of woodcuts.
Outside Eastern Europe he was especially known as an engraver and exlibrist ánd by his many miniature books with woodcuts of towns and regions. Mostly published under his own name and often printed and bound by Gyorgy and Valérie Varnyu.