Süttő

The natural treasure of Süttõ is the white and red marble, mined since Roman times and still popular today. The stones of the important buildings of Budapest and many provincial towns were made from Süttõ, including the Parliament, the Royal Castle, the Fisherman’s Bastion, the Millennium Monument and the Tõzsdepalota Palace. Its stonemasons once worked with traditional tools, but today they use the most modern techniques, using the local limestone quarry, which is still in operation. Its famous event, the Kõ Kövön Festival (Stone on Stone Festival), also aims to promote and promote the culture of stone carving. The parish, built in 1772, the Roman Catholic church, built in 1778, is a remarkable monument, the natural treasure of the village is a linden tree, more than 420 years old, which is popularly known as the tree of Rákóczi, the prince having once rested under it. On the border between the municipalities of Süttõ and Tardos, in the Gerecse Landscape Protection Area, a 44-metre diameter canopy path has been created in the area of a former quarry, where information panels help visitors to the forest to learn about the wildlife of the canopy level, which is not visible from the ground, and provide insights into the cultural and historical development of the small landscape and the transformation of its living environment.