The Rácváros, or Serbian Quarter, sits just west of the old town and is one of the most unexpected pockets of Székesfehérvár. A small cluster of thatched, single-storey peasant houses surrounds a Byzantine-style church, all painted in pale ochres and whites and grouped around a quiet square. It is a surviving fragment of an older urban world that was once common in this part of Hungary.
The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist anchors the quarter. It is a simple but beautifully proportioned building with a richly painted iconostasis and traditional Orthodox murals. Services are still occasionally held here, and the surrounding cottages function partly as a small open-air museum.