User:Ismeretspreader/Anna Meadow /Anna-rét/

Anna-meadow or in Hungarian : "Anna-rét" is a very favorable place for tourists in Budapest at Budai-hegység (Mountain of Buda).

One of its most popular places to visit. [citation needed] It is located between Normafa and the upper station of the János hill chairlift, about 500 meters from Normafa and 1000-1200 meters from the upper station of the chairlift. It can be reached directly from the Flower Valley railway station of the Children's Railway.

Anna-field is a popular tourist destination for Budapest's children both in winter and summer. In the 1970s, there were even two ski lifts on the side of the meadow facing the city. Today, the flatter parts are covered by cross-country skiers in winter, while the more gentle part towards St. Anne's Chapel is covered by sledders.

In the upper part of the meadow, Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt. established a playground out of wooden toys. Kindergarten groups can be seen here almost all the time, which are brought up by special buses to the playground with good air. Near St. Anne's Chapel, several fire pits and a pressure well entice hikers to open fire cooking and barbecue.

St. Anne's Chapel
.From the 18th century, Anne-meadow /Anna-rét, Hungarian word/ was a popular tourist and hiking destination for the wine-growing population of Budakeszi. Between 1825 and 1830, a chapel was built on the edge of the meadow in honor of St. Anne. The chapel soon as possible became very popular: on Anna days, pilgrimages were led here from Budakeszi and from the convent and school of the English ladies in Zugliget.

At the initiative of the nuns, a monumental row of horse chestnut trees was planted from the monastery and school of the English Ladies with the help of the female students. This line of trees, following Zugligeti út and Disznófő út, touching the Pighead Spring/Disznófő-forrást/, connected the convent with the chapel along its entire length.

The parts of Disznófő út along the road was cut down by the local government of District XII in 2009. Unfortunately, its replacement was provided for only for a very short period. After World War II, Mass was held in the chapel on Sunday mornings until it was demolished around 1952-53 following a workers' movement rally. After the change of regime, in 1992, for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Budapest-Zugliget Association, the Salamin family built the small chapel that can be seen today in the meadow.

Atonement Chapel of the World's Queen
Near to St. Anne's Chapel, a plaque indicates that in 1944 the foundation stone of another chapel, the Queen of the World Atonement Chapel, was laid nearby. The foundations of this chapel can still be found 60-70 meters north of the former chapel, covered by a group of trees.

For the construction of the Queen of the World Atonement Chapel, the leadership of BUDAPEST donated the area of the northern part of Anna Rét in 1942, and Cardinal Justinian Serédi approved the construction of the chapel two years later. Construction began on December 8, 1944, but nothing was built except parts of the foundation. Paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Constitution of the Order of the Holy Crown stipulates among the aims of the Order the construction and reconstruction of the Queen of the World Atonement Chapel in Anna Meadow.

Government Decision No. 1443/2013 (VII.16) provides for the preparation of the construction of the Atonement Chapel together with other structures within the framework of the Normafa Park investment and the preparation of the necessary study plans.

In 2023, following a fundraising campaign, it has actually begun, on St. Anne's Meadow, just a few minutes' walk from the current St. Anne's Chapel, based on new plans that better integrate the building into the natural environment and better comply with nature conservation regulations.

The handover of the building was planned for October 5, 2023, but due to various, so far unknown reasons, the handover and dedication of the building was postponed indefinitely.

Deer Fountain
At 30-40 meters from the northeast corner of Anna Meadow /Anna-rét/, at the foot of a group of old trees, there is one of the three springs (wells) that give its name to the Triple Way roof above it, the Deer Well. According to Hungarian tradition of that region, it got its name from the fact that the deer of King Matthias' wildlife park in this area used to come here to drink.

In the 19th century, the vineyards of the Buda hillside stretched all the way up to this point, and similarly to other springs in Buda, this spring was also an important source of water for winegrowers. In the middle of the 20th century, as a temporary spring, it still had water for part of the year. Today, only good-eyed, curious hikers can find the former well socket in the forest, the spring has dried up.

Literature

 * Hegyvidéki olvasókönyv, Nádai Studió Kft. és a Stég Kft. 2000 ISBN 963 00 3243 0
 * Dr. Eperjessy István: Eltemetett források. Budai Napló 1928. ápr. 29.