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The Zichy Castle in Zsély

Building, structure

In the monograph Counties and Towns of Hungary: The Complete “Borovszky” we can read the following about the history of the Zsély estate and the castle: "As a result of Imre Balassa's disloyalty, the Divény estate passed to the Hungarian crown and was donated by King Leopold to C... Read More

Zsélyi Museum of Local History and Ethnography

Building, structure

“The idea of establishing a local museum first appeared in connection with the excavation of the Avar-era cemetery. The many excavated materials and the promises of the employees of the Nitra Archaeological Institute encouraged the enthusiastic people of Zsély in the 1970s. Howev... Read More

Farmer's grave

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

“A Hungarian text can also be read on a crucifix made of gray artificial stone with a white iron body erected above Gazdik’s grave: “Gazdik / Antal / born 1852. Jan. 18. / died 1886. Oct. 31. / and his son / Árpád / born 1885. Feb. 17. / died 1888. Oct. 15..” Perhaps he may have ... Read More

Memorial column of the birthplace of Kálmán Mikszáth

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

“Unfortunately, the house where he was born has not survived. In 1968, a resident of the village, Jozef Varga, demolished the old dwelling with official permission. Its location was marked with a memorial stone a few years ago. …We find additional information in the memoirs of Il... Read More

The grave of Kálmán Mikszáth's parents

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

“… in one of the pictures of Szklabonya presented in the Vasárnapi Ujság, the beautiful grave surrounded by a lattice fence can still be seen. (This grave is no longer visible today, a memorial was erected next to the grave of Mariska Mikszáth for her parents.) ; Mikszáth himself... Read More

The grave of Mariska Mikszáth

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

“Regarding the building [Mikszáth Kálmán Memorial House], Mikszáth himself wrote these lines in his short story Galandáné asszonyom: Anyone who has ever been to Bodok will have certainly noticed the little white house that was built right next to the cemetery, and all the windows... Read More

Memorial column of the Palóc Society

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial column of the Palóc Society was erected in the courtyard of the Mikszáth Kálmán Memorial House in the summer of 1999 (at that time it was in the other corner of the courtyard, during the renovation of the memorial house in 2006 it was moved to where it stands now, cl... Read More

The central cemetery cross in Sklabonya

Sacral small monument

It was erected for the glory of God by Štefan Šmatla in 1936. Read More

The Lourdes Grotto in Sklabonya

Sacral small monument

“Lourdes, 1858. We should see in the events of Lourdes not only the establishment of a Marian shrine, not only an exhortation to repentance, prayer, and the recitation of the rosary. Not even a pilgrimage site where the sick can be healed. ; Much more important here is the expres... Read More

Alaska Cross

Sacral small monument

The more zealous and wealthy believers also erected crosses on their own plots of land. A wonderful cast-iron cross can be seen in the Alaska Garden, which was erected at some point (presumably between the two world wars) by Zsigmond Hegedűs, as the plot of land was originally hi... Read More