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Tomb of Károly Pauer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Károly Pauer (parish priest in Kőhidgyarmat 1915 – 1929) was born on 23 Jan. 1881 in Magyarfalu. ; ; He was the administrator of the village church for fourteen years, and during the First World War he alleviated the pain of those in need as a camp priest, for which the authoriti... Read More

Grave of György Janik and his wife, Erzsébet Kovács

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

A stone tablet in the churchyard, under the third row of pews from the pulpit, marks the resting place of György Janik and his wife, Erzsébet Kovács. The death certificate proves that they both died that year, when György was 64. György Janik was probably the first person in the ... Read More

The grave of János Szoleczky

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the establishment of Czechoslovakia, a denominational school operated in the village. Among the outstanding teachers of the era was János Szoleczky, who actively participated in the cooperative life of the village, in the wo... Read More

Tomb of Géza Szombathelyi

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The grave of former administrator Géza Szombathelyi. Read More

The tomb of Dezső Pósa, the guardian of the Reformed parish (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Dezső Pósa (1908-1972), farmer from Nemesradnót, was the pastor of the Reformed parish between 1962 and 1966. According to the pastor's notes, his father was also a zealous churchgoer. Read More

Zsigray Manor

Building, structure

The Zsigray Manor was built by the Viceroy of Bratislava, János Zsigray, in the 17th century. Later, the Zsigray Sül, a prayer house for Polish Hasidic Jews, operated here. The building was rebuilt several times, most recently in the Renaissance style. Since 1993, it has housed t... Read More

Marchegg Viaduct

Building, structure

The Marchegg Viaduct, built for railway transport - together with the so-called Red Bridge - played a very important role in the western transport connections of Bratislava. The bridge was part of the planned railway line decided by the Hungarian Parliament in 1836, connecting Pe... Read More

Jug Woman Fountain

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The city has had a drinking fountain on Franciscan Square in Bratislava for centuries. The current fountain was built in 1804 on the site of an earlier fountain decorated with a high-quality stone carving - a lion, which can now be seen in part in front of the Old Market Square. ... Read More

Emericanum

Building, structure

"The second building from the Royal Academy of Law on Káptalan Street is the Emericanum, a small seminary named after St. Imre. It was founded on January 26, 1642 (contrary to the inscription on the building: Seminarium S. Emerici Ducis MDCXLI) by Canon Imre Lósy of Bratislava (h... Read More

Tomb of teacher János Túrós (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

János Túrós, as a Reformed cantor teacher, began teaching in the Reformed school in Uzapanyit (between 1932 and 1945). During the years of deprivation of rights, he was a shop assistant in the grocery store in Uzapanyit. In the meantime, he also performed church service: on Sunda... Read More