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Roadside stone cross

Sacral small monument

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The Saxon cemetery cross

Sacral small monument

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Ipolyvisk Cemetery

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In addition to the cross-shaped grave markers, we can also see some other monuments in the cemetery. For example, on one of the graves there is a full-length gray stone statue of Christ. The statue depicts the Stations of the Cross of the Saviour: Christ stands before us with a h... Read More

The tomb of the Bacsák family in Benefa, their graves

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The Bacsák family of Benefá had an important role in the county of Bratislava as early as the 17th century. The names of József and János are already mentioned in the noble census of this family in 1755. János was a vice-governor in the county of Bratislava (1764), then a council... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Ipolyvisk

Sacral small monument

East of the church, in the park next to the main street, on the bank of a small drainage ditch, stands one of the most popular statues of the saint along the Ipoly River. The colored sandstone statue was probably made at the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th ce... Read More

The grave of Imre Karátsony

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

IMRE KARÁTSONY (Réte, June 24, 1928 – Bratislava, April 3, 1985), music teacher, conductor. ; He was raised in Réte, and completed his school studies in Szentendre, Komárom, Érsekújvár and Bratislava. He completed the three-year conductor training at the District Folk Culture Ins... Read More

The Bartal Cross in Ipolyvisk

Sacral small monument

The ornate column of the one-step, gray granite crucifix bears this dedication: "It was erected for the glory of God by Pál Bartal in 1922." This text was probably not originally on the column, as traces of an older inscription can be seen on it. Unfortunately, this is no longer ... Read More

The Catholic Church in Ipolyvisk

Building, structure

We can find information about the Vis church in several sources. For example, church historian János Fábián wrote about it as follows: "The Vis church was built by pious believers, when, there is no trace of it anywhere. The 1779 church visitation only mentions its renewal, which... Read More

Monument to the Whisky Heroes of World War I

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the park next to the church, there is a memorial column built of rectangular, raw blocks on a five-stepped pedestal surrounded by a chain-link fence. On top of it is a triple-heap shape with a double cross. On one side of the column, on a large black marble plaque, you can rea... Read More

Monument to the victims of World War II in Ipolyvisk

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the park next to the church, a large brown cross stands on top of an obelisk made of gray artificial stone, and a smaller crucifix is placed at the apex of the triangle. Below this, on the large black marble memorial plaque, it reads: "We respectfully remember our citizens who... Read More