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Zoltán Kodály's memorial plaque in Gímes

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

2017 marked the 135th and 50th anniversaries of Zoltán Kodály's birth and death. ; Zoboralja occupied an important place in Zoltán Kodály's life and work. Between 1906 and 1916, he stayed in Gímes several times (in the kindergarten building), and then from there he went on a coll... Read More

Cross with Pietà depiction

Sacral small monument

The red marble cross stands in the town square, next to the parish church. On the pedestal, the Sorrowful Mother appears as a Pietà representation. What makes this relief different from most Pietàs is that here both Mary and the dead Jesus wear crowns. This pictorial representati... Read More

Pietistic cross in Magyarbél

Sacral small monument

The stone cross decorated with a well-maintained Pieta was made in 1900 and was erected in the church yard. On the pedestal is a statue of Mary holding her son, who was taken down from the cross, in her lap. The inscription on the pedestal reads: Here is the Savior, who suffered ... Read More

Gypsy cross

Sacral small monument

A wooden cross (Ciganyec cross) was erected next to the road leading to Szőgyén in the early 1900s, which was later renovated in 1971 by Márton Bréda and his wife. It was replaced with a concrete cross with the original corpus. A relief of a heart can be seen above the inscriptio... Read More

Likava Castle

Building, structure

In his book Knights' Castles of Hungary, Kálmán Mikszáth summarizes the history of the castle as follows: "Blood does not turn to water. Our King Charles I showed throughout his life that he was Italian. Wherever he could, he honored them. But they flocked in like flies to sweet ... Read More

Majori cross

Sacral small monument

The wooden cross in the former Barti manor, which was the property of the Esztergom archdiocese, was erected by the tenant Kálmán Wimmer in 1900. In the 1960s, the manor was liquidated, and thus the wooden cross of that time slowly fell into disrepair. In 1994, with the donation ... Read More

Bágy cross

Sacral small monument

At the southern end of the village, in the yard of the former Agricultural Cooperative, stands the Bágyi cross. Local residents may have once walked along this road towards Gyiva and Libád. This stone cross was erected in 1905 by the widow Bágyi Máténé née. Morvai Borbála. ; At o... Read More

Virgin Mary of Lourdes

Sacral small monument

On the day of the cross, there was no stop here, but they stopped to pray. Read More

Holy Trinity sculpture group

Sacral small monument

The Holy Trinity statue group made of artificial stone was made in 1934 and was commissioned by Vendel Morvai and Erzsébet Puskás. It is located in the church garden and was damaged in World War II. Vendel Morvai and his second wife Hermina Szlatyina repaired it in 1957 and it wa... Read More

Synagogue in Szentendre

Building, structure

The synagogue was built in 1825. Based on its stylistic features, it is likely the work of Lipót Baumhorn (Kisbér, December 28, 1860 - July 8, 1932). It was renovated in 1904, when it acquired its current form, combining Art Nouveau and Oriental elements. It was the only one in t... Read More