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The grave of the Reformed teacher József Gáspár

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

He was a cantor teacher in Csicsó, his wife was Zsuzsanna Hegedűs, and the father of Sámuel Gáspár. He was born in Kulcsodon. He supported the 1848 revolution and participated in the war of independence. Read More

The grave of the Reformed teacher Sámuel Gáspár

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Sámuel Gáspár was born on May 10, 1848 in Csicsó. ; His father, József Gáspár, was a cantor teacher in Csicsó, and his mother, Zsuzsanna Hegedűs. ; Sámuel Gáspár completed elementary school in his native village, and his father, who supported the 1848 revolution and participated ... Read More

Vízváry family memorial spear tree

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Vilmos Vízváry is a former principal, teacher and Reformed cantor. He played a significant role in organizing the pre-war cultural life of the settlement. He also led a choir. He was transferred to Hungary during the deportations. ; (His son, Pál Vízváry, worked as a journeyman i... Read More

The grave of Mrs. Lőrincné Safranyik and Katalin Vasko

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

On March 30, 1945, when the Soviet army entered the village, a message was sent out to all houses to leave their doors open. The family, fearing atrocities, waited behind closed doors. The Russian soldiers shot through the door and killed the mother and daughter. Read More

Duck fountain

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The public squares and parks of Bratislava boast numerous 20th-century statues and sculptures, many of which were created by Hungarian sculptors. After the city fell into Czech hands in 1918 and the communist takeover in 1945, nationalist and/or ideological barbarism destroyed se... Read More

Szalatnai Rezső memorial plaque

Statue, monument, plaque

Rezső Szalatnai, along with Pál Szvatkó and Zoltán Fábry, was the most significant critic of Hungarian literature in Czechoslovakia between the two wars, a literary historian and writer who, among other things, was committed to the Hungarians in Slovakia with his courageous actio... Read More

Vazul Tower

Building, structure

The Vazul Tower used to be a fortress, which was gradually rebuilt. The original tower was two-storeyed, with two entrances: one entrance led to the tower from the courtyard, the other from the castle cloister. There are loopholes in the lower part of the tower, and 3 windows wer... Read More

Unicornis, Unicorn statue

Statue, monument, plaque

The six-meter-high statue, made of five-millimeter-thick steel wire, is the work of Hungarian painter János Ács. A sign on the pedestal of the monumental unicorn statue indicates that the unicorn is a symbol of virginity and love. ; Since 2009, Péter Plauter, elder of Nagymegyer,... Read More

Small Seminary

Building, structure

It was built on medieval foundations in the early 18th century, and later rebuilt several times. It is currently home to the seminary named after the martyred bishop St. Gorazd. The building was given an eclectic character during the reconstruction of 1876–84 at the initiative of... Read More

Great Seminary

Building, structure

A four-winged, baroque, closed-row palace-like building, built from the second half of the 18th century to the end of the 19th century. On the 2nd floor is the valuable St. Ladislaus Chapel with a Baroque altar decorated with the image of St. Ladislaus. In 1877-78, at the initiat... Read More