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Tomb of Pavel Jačmeník (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Jačmeník Pavel (1945-2016) was the first mayor of the village after the change of regime. Read More

Tomb of Nétus Jacsmenyík, shoemaker from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

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There were four shoemakers working in Nagybalog at the same time. People at that time had their footwear repaired even more, and if it was bad, they only bought it when absolutely necessary. In addition to shoe repair, they naturally took on other work. Thus, the shoemakers had s... Read More

Tomb of the heroic dead, Lieutenant Győző Koós, a brave warrior of Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Győző Koós was a lieutenant in the Hungarian Royal Army, the owner of the large silver medal of valor, the military cross of merit with military decoration, third class, and the German Iron Cross. Győző Koós was an excellent student of the general teacher training institute in Sá... Read More

Tomb of István Koós, founder and teacher of the Nagybalog choir (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Teacher István Koós had versatile knowledge, but he was never proud of it. He taught the children the basics, respect for each other, faith, patriotism, and even paid great attention to culture. As a cantor teacher, he founded the four-part choir, which participated in almost eve... Read More

Tomb of Gyula Lecső, machinist from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Gyula Lecső (1880-1966) was an excellent blacksmith, not only locals but also people from other villages came to his workshop to have their tools repaired. He always wore a gold signet ring on his finger, even while working. Read More

Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Building, structure

The chapel named after St. John of Nepomuk is located next to the old cemetery. It was built in 1827 in the classicist style. Read More

Tomb of Gyula Molnár and Ferenc Volánszky, pharmacists from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The tomb of the pharmacists of Nagybalog, Gyula Molnár (1861-1935) and Ferenc Volánszky (1904-1979) (Balogvölgy) ; ; Ferenc Volánszky was born into the pharmacist Molnár family. He worked in Nagybalog until the end of his life. Uncle Feri, as the locals called him, knew nothing w... Read More

Tomb of Dénes Pál Id., the poet of the prisoners of war from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Dénes Pál Id. was born in 1911 in Alsóbalog. He completed his studies in the Reformed school in Balog. Among his teachers, István Koós stood out, who had versatile knowledge, but was never proud of it. The other notable teacher was István Gál, who taught every child to plant tree... Read More

Tomb of Viktor Poznan, shoemaker from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

There were four shoemakers working in Nagybalog at the same time. At that time, people were more likely to have their shoes repaired, and if they were bad, they only bought them when they were really needed. Of course, they also took on other work besides shoe repair. So the shoe... Read More

Tomb of József Rákos, master carpenter from Nagybalog (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

József Rákos (1887-1960) was a master carpenter. Read More