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Renaissance Esterházy Castle

Building, structure

The Renaissance castle was built by the Esterházy family at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Due to the Turkish threat, the two-winged building, surrounded by a moat, was rebuilt several times, the last time in the 18th century, when it was given Baroque-Classical style f... Read More

Holy Trinity Chapel in Nagyfödémes

Sacral small monument

Along the road leading to Diószeg is the 18th-century classicist-style Holy Trinity Chapel. The beautifully renovated, originally colorful statuary group dates back to 1781. A wrought-iron double cross rises on top of the triangular peak. Read More

Memorial to the victims of World War II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The inhabitants of the village of Nagyfödémes keep a memorial plaque in the local cemetery with the names of the heroes who died in World War II. In addition to the names of the men from Nagyfödémes who died heroically on the fronts of the war, there are also the names of six Hun... Read More

Memorial cross of Count Joseph Eszterházy

Sacral small monument

The Eszterházy couple lost their third child on January 23, 1870. Count Géza Eszterházy passed away without descendants at the age of 36. ; In this tragic year for the Eszterházy family, the cross was erected next to the family's funeral chapel. The cross is made of red marble, t... Read More

Orthodox Synagogue of Nagyszombat

Building, structure

The small, rather simple building of the industrial hall-type Orthodox synagogue, built in 1892, is now privately owned and functions as a café. Read More

Cavalryman

Other - other

Somewhere in the Czech Republic. Read More

St. Helena Church in Nagyszombat

Building, structure

The oldest church in the city, the 13th century Eastern Gothic single-nave St. Helena Church, also known as the Hospital Church, has a closed presbytery and a cross-ribbed ceiling. From the end of the Middle Ages, it was owned by the charitable, together with the hospital buildin... Read More

Pietà sculpture group in Nagyszombat

Sacral small monument

The sculpture group was commissioned by Eleonora Theresia Karaffi in 1767. According to legend, the miraculous healing of the petitioner was the reason for the creation of the work. ; At the center of the work is the figure of the Virgin Mary, who appears here both as a mother ho... Read More

Nana's Trianon Memorial Stone

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Trianon Memorial Stone was erected in the village park in 2010, on the ninetieth anniversary of the peace treaty, by the Csemadok Nánai Foundation. Read More

The grave of Árpád Frideczky

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Árpád Frideczky, born in Galántá in 1871. After completing his economic studies, he farmed on his estate in Galántá, then became the manorial secretary of Count Mihály Esterházy, then the manorial accountant. He was a member of the “Omge”, the “National Farmer’s Association”, the... Read More