The Church of Our Lady (Matthias Church) in Buda and the Fishermen's Bastion [antikvár]

A History of SettlementsThe area enclosed by the towns of Esztergom, Óbuda and Székesfehérvár acquired special significance in the 10th century following the conquest by the Magyars of the territory identical more or less with present-day Hungary: it was chosen by the princely tribe for its settlement. This outstanding position was maintained and even increased throughout history. These three salient points of the settlement area constituted the geographical and historical centres of the country from the very beginning. In the 11th to 13th centuries Esztergom and Székesfehérvár came to the fore: the first king, St Stephen, was born at Esztergom and buried at Székesfehérvár; the Hungarian rulers were crowned in the Székesfehérvár cathedral throughout the Middle Ages, and this was also3