Via Sancti Martin

The settlement was a village of the Kerka guards at the time of the existence of the guard organization (XI - XV century). Today's Kerkáskápolna is mentioned in 15th century sources as Alkarika or Kápolnásfalu. In the 1500s it was one of the most populous villages of the Guard, which also had a church. (The name 'chapel' does not necessarily refer to a small building.) The village and its church were burnt down by the Turks in 1612. In the first half of the 18th century, the church was destroyed, and the returning inhabitants built a small wooden church to replace it.

The inhabitants of Kerkáskápolna have been Reformed since the mid-1500s. To the north of the village was a vineyard with its own order until the early 20th century. In honour of Saint Martin, the hill meetings were held around Martin's Day. The 'Minutes of the St Martin's Day Mountain Assembly' are a valuable document of the village's history.

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