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Pieta statue in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

At the end of the village, next to the main road, stands the Pieta statue, which was erected in 1757 by Mihály Gunyis, renovated in 1883 by Ferenc Gunyis and his wife, Mária Micsek, and then repaired again in 1919 by János Presinszky and his wife, Rozália Siller. The monument was... Read More

Alsószecse Reformed Church

Building, structure

The village, located on the right bank of the Garam River, formed a unit with the Felsőszecse branch until the last decade of the 20th century. The initial conflicts were settled by the resolution of 1688, according to which the first service on the first day of a holiday “in sec... Read More

Chapel of Saint Elizabeth in Banská Bystrica

Building, structure

One of the most important and richest settlements of medieval Hungary, Selmecbánya was elevated to the rank of a free royal city even before the Tatar invasion. Its outstanding importance was due to the rich gold and silver deposits located nearby, the exploitation of which laid ... Read More

The grave of Antal Péch

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the Old Cemetery of Selmecbánya, near the Piargi Gate, in the protected grave number 293, lies the former mining engineer and writer, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Antal Péch. ; On his grayish-white tombstone, it is read: ; "ANTAL PÉCH / ministeria... Read More

First Hungarian Holy Family sculpture group in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

In the church garden, in front of the side entrance of the church, stands the statue group of the First Hungarian Holy Family, which was erected by the Nagycétény male choir on the occasion of the millencentenary in 1996. The statue group, standing on a square pedestal, depicts K... Read More

The grave of Antal Kerpely

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The Kerpelys also occupy a prominent place among the distinguished teachers of the Selmecbánya Academy. Antal Kerpely the Elder, a world-famous scientist and researcher in ferrous metallurgy, an outstanding figure among the institute's teachers, the creator of metallurgical liter... Read More

Tomb of István Boleman

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

István Boleman, János Boleman of Dezsér, was born in Léva on March 22, 1843, the fifth of ten children of the Léva landowner, pharmacist and noblewoman Mária Braunmüller. He was a student of the Piarist junior high school in Léva between 1852 and 1856, and then completed high sch... Read More

The grave of Emil Grillusz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The Selmec Academy had some very talented but unfortunate students and teachers. Some of them started their careers well, but later collapsed, their energy being consumed by the many small jobs and failures. It was not the many technical papers and books that made their names imm... Read More

The grave of Jenő Platzer, 48th Army Soldier

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the left part of the cemetery, on the hillside, we find the grave surrounded by a low iron grate. The following inscription can be read on the granite column lifted from the foundation: “Platzer Jenő Nyug. kir. számtanácsos 48-as honvéd 1828–1909 Platzer Franciska 1832–1914 Pe... Read More

The grave of Gusztáv Liszkay

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The mining engineer and teacher Gusztáv Liszkay is considered by the profession primarily as one of the creators of the Hungarian technical and official language. Dr. Jenő Faller wrote about him in his series Our Forgotten Greats that although “there are no outstanding great work... Read More