Repository - Értéktár

Rákóczi Castle

The Rákóczi Castle was built around 1579 by the Tokaj castle captain István Zeleméri Kamarás. The locals call the predecessor of the castle the water castle. The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1593. Through marriage, the castle came into the possession of Mihál... Read More

Spear tree in memory of Makovecz

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Thanks to the ingenuity of architect Imre Makovecz, the thatched open-air stage is considered a unique structure in all of Central Europe, and the locals are rightly proud of it. The uniquely shaped thatched roof also symbolizes the reed culture of the village and the surrounding... Read More

The grave of Lajos Danczi

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

DANCZI LAJOS ; 1925.07.16. - 2008.06.08. ; The municipality of Kürt, in accordance with paragraph 35 of the statute of the municipality and based on resolution 7/990611, grants the title of HONORABLE CITIZEN OF KÜRT MUNICIPALITY to the venerable DANCZI LAJOS, parish priest of Vág... Read More

Statue of Lajos Kossuth (disappeared)

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The crypt of Pál Ráday in Losonc

Literary

Pál Ráday (1677 Losonc-1733 Pécel) II. Ferenc Rákóczi's personal secretary, diplomat, writer of the declaration of the War of Independence, editor of war reports, poet of prayers, religious poems, songs, library founder, first chief guardian of the Reformed Church. He had the cry... Read More

Monument to the Battle of Losonc on March 24, 1849 (Honovéd Monument)

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On March 24, 1877, on Kubinyi Square, next to the ref. church, in the presence of the widow of General Damjanich, the Home Guard monument was unveiled, in memory of the fact that on March 24, 1849, the Home Guard Major Lajos Beniczky's unit routed the outnumbered imperial army. T... Read More

The grave of János Debrődi, a soldier from 1848/49

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

On March 24, 1849, the unit of Major Lajos Beniczky routed the outnumbered imperial troops, and the only Hungarian victim of the battle was laid to rest in the city cemetery. On March 24, 1877, the military monument was unveiled on Kubinyi Square, next to the ref. church, in the ... Read More

Monument to Lajos Mocsáry

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Lajos Mocsáry, writer, publicist, politician, public figure, member of parliament (1826 Kurtány -1916 Andornak), distinguished himself as an advocate for nationalities - Slovaks, Romanians, Serbs - with his writings, parliamentary speeches, and actions. His memory was forgotten e... Read More

The tomb of scout commander Aladár Szilassy in Losonc

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The scion of the Szilassy family from Silesia and Pilis, who played a public role in the public life of the city of Losonc and Nógrád county, but also in national affairs, Dr. Aladár Szilassy, Jr., studied medicine. During his study trip to England, he became acquainted with Scou... Read More

Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust in Losonc

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The ancestors of the Jewish community of Losonc settled in the then independent market town of Losonc-Tugár at the beginning of the 19th century, whose Reformed landlord, Silas and Pilis, not only permitted this, but also supported it. The community immortalized his memory with a... Read More