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St. Nicholas Basilica, Nagyszombat

Building, structure

In the oldest inhabited place of the city, a Romanesque church stood in the 14th century. King Louis the Great ordered the construction of the Basilica of St. Nicholas, which can still be seen today, in its place. The works lasted from 1380 to 1421. According to its original stru... Read More

The grave of Dr. Imre Tóth

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

It is no coincidence that in one of his short stories, Kálmán Mikszáth wrote satirically about Selmecbánya, and spoke in an ironic tone about the health condition of the people here. Unfortunately, behind the statements that almost seemed like caustic mockery, there was a lot of ... Read More

The grave of the Evangelical pastor Mihály Rásó

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Mihály Rásó died after 48 years of blessed service. He served the Lutheran congregation of Alsószel from 1873 to 1921. On October 27, 1878, he consecrated the church of the congregation, built in the neoclassical style. The graves of Mihály Rásó and his family members are surroun... Read More

Synagogue and Holocaust Memorial in Galanta

Building, structure

There were once two synagogues in Galánta. The first was probably built in 1758 and stood on the site of today's Mladosť shopping center. It was demolished after 1945. The construction of the new synagogue was reported in the Galántai Újság in 1898. This one was built on Új utca,... Read More

Monument to the first written mention of the village

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The monument to the first written mention of the village was erected in 2015. Read More

Pieta sculpture group

Sacral small monument

The stone Pieta sculpture group standing in front of the former school was made in 1854. It was made by András Jókai and Magdolna Bogyó in 1854, and renovated by Vince Kovács. Read More

Ahai Country House

Country house, craft house

Mária Jókai's old dream came true, the Ahai Country House opened on January 12, 2017. ; László Bukovszky, Government Commissioner for Minorities, Tibor Verebély, Mayor of Tóth, and the initiator Mária Jókai cut the ribbon, primarily thanks to them that the ethnographic collection... Read More

Memorial plaque of painter Gyula Rudnay

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

János Gyula Rudnay (Pelsőc, January 9, 1878 – Budapest, January 4, 1957) was a Hungarian painter, graphic artist, industrial artist, college teacher, and founder and leader of the Baja artist colony. ; One of the prominent representatives of the Great Plain School, who continued ... Read More

Memorial plaque of Ferenc II Rákóczi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

It was erected by the Pro Pátria Pelsőciensis civic association in 2003 in memory of Prince Ferenc II Rákóczi, the former landlord of Pelsőc, on the 300th anniversary of his war of independence. Read More

Vir dolorum (Man of Sorrows) statue in Nagyčétény

Sacral small monument

In the middle of the village stands the Vir dolorum statue, which was erected in 1772 and renovated in 1898 by András Vajda and his wife, Borbála Borbély. The statue was last repaired in 1999. On the square high pedestal stands the polychrome statue of the grieving Christ. There ... Read More