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Statue of Saint Wendel

Sacral small monument

Not far from the Holy Trinity statue, also in the garden of one of the houses, we see the statue of Saint Vendel. The statue, made of sandstone, stands on a higher pedestal and is decorated with a zinc cover. According to the difficult-to-read dedication, the monument to the patr... Read More

Kóvár Lutheran Cemetery

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Kóvár once had a significant Lutheran population. In the Lutheran cemetery opposite the church, you can still see some beautiful gravestones of noblemen from the time. In 1846, the child of one of the village’s landowners, the Horváthy family, who died young, was buried here. The... Read More

King St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church

Building, structure

The village's old church, the chapel named after Saint Michael, was already recorded in 1425 as "capella s. Nicolai". In 1526 it appeared in documents as "ecclesia de. Kovar". The old chapel was extended by six meters at the end of the 19th century and raised by three meters, als... Read More

St. Martin's Church in Ipolybél

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Martin was built in 1714 and acquired its current form in 1884. Read More

Ipolybél Reformed Church

Building, structure

The Ipolybél Reformed Church was built in 1781, but burned down at the end of the 19th century and was rebuilt in 1913, as indicated by the year surrounded by a wreath on the tower. Read More

Old gravestones in Felsőszecse

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

A few meters from the gate of the Felsőszécse cemetery, we can see the tombstones that were saved from final destruction. Read More

Christ the King Catholic Church

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic church of Ipolyszakállos was built in the 17th century in Baroque style. The single-nave church was expanded with two side aisles in 1909. Its pulpit is a late Baroque work from the 18th century. Read More

Roman Catholic Church in Gömörfalva

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic church was built in 1784 in late Baroque style, and its interior is in late 19th-century historical style. Read More

The grave of Izidor Lulicsek

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Lulicsek Izidor r. Catholic deacon-parish priest, born on 27 February 1835 in Erdőnagyjókő (Nyitram.), he completed high school in Lévány and Esztergom, philosophy from 1851 in Nagyszombat, theology in Esztergom. He was ordained on 29 August 1857, and was an assistant pastor in N... Read More

The tomb of Neit of Pristyák

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The inscription on Pristyák Neit's white marble tombstone was worn, its wrought iron fence was rusted, and the grave itself was overgrown with bramble bushes. The magazine Esztergom reported on his death in August 1897 as follows: "Pristyák Neit, honorary canon of Esztergom and d... Read More