Repository

Cemetery cross

Sacral small monument

Read More

Public statue of Mary

Sacral small monument

“…The cult of Mary was very strong in Szklabonya. There is a statue of the Sorrowful Mother, the Heart of Mary and the Virgin of Lourdes in the church. Mikszáth’s well-known short stories include his writing entitled The Virgin Mary of Gózon, but he also mentions Father Bizi in h... Read More

The Sklabonya sour water spring

Other - other

“…The people of Bodok have something to brag about with their sour water! It is true that it is strong water, it stuns sparrows and swallows if they do not fly high above it…” ; Where Did Magda Gál Go?, 1882 ; ; Bodok is the name of the quiet little village of Mikszáth, Szklabony... Read More

Chapel of St. Wendel or Chapel of the Queen of the Rosary

Building, structure

“Along the main road, now sandwiched between buildings, stands the Queen of the Rosary Chapel. It was probably built at the beginning of the 19th century with two rectangular, slightly semicircular windows and a pyramid-shaped bell tower surrounded by two buttresses. Under the sm... Read More

Holy Trinity statue

Sacral small monument

It is located in the small park in front of the church, next to the main road. Read More

The Roman Catholic Church in Sklabonya

Building, structure

“The Roman Catholic church in Sklabonya is not far from the house where Mikszáth was born. According to Borovszky’s monograph on Nógrád County, the house of God here was built in 1396 in the Gothic style, but many repairs “stripped it of its originality”. It was transformed into ... Read More

Alvégi Cross

Sacral small monument

The cross was erected in 1949 to the glory of God. Read More

The former blacksmith shop or "casino"

Building, structure

“As a child, Mikszáth also liked to stay near the blacksmith shop in Szkalbonya. Today, we would be in vain to look for this shop in the village, it was swept away by the wave of new construction. It once stood there not far from Mikszáthék’s house, on one of the bends in the roa... Read More

Memorial plaque of István Széchenyi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque to István Széchenyi was erected in 1997 by János Cservenka and his family. Read More

Monument to Henrik Justi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

"Justi Henrik was born in 1804 in Transylvania, where his father, Justi Károly, was a state engineer. He completed his secondary education in Cluj-Napoca and Sibiu. In 1815 he joined the military engineering directorate as a draftee. He then served in the 19th Hessen-Homburg Regi... Read More