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Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

Next to the village office stands the baroque stone statue of St. John of Nepomuk on the road, which was erected in 1751, renovated in 1905, and repaired again by the villagers in 1972, with the last repair taking place in 1999. St. John of Nepomuk was a symbol of silence, the pa... Read More

Főszeg roadside cross (Szvoreny cross)

Sacral small monument

The baroque cross was erected in 1772 by Ferenc Szakál, a wealthy local cattle trader. The locals also call this cross the Szvoreny Cross, after the Szvoreny family who lived at the bend in the road. According to the inscription on it, the cross was repaired in 1946. Its most rec... Read More

Grave of Pastor Károly Méhes, Captain of the 48th National Guard

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In 1858, the deceased parish priest Pál Tóth was replaced by Károly Méhes, who completed his theological studies in Pest and worked as a chaplain in Diószeg from 1852 and then in Boldogfán from 1855. He performed the duties of a parish priest in Nagyfödémes until his death in 190... Read More

Monument to the Colonial Battle of 1849

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On April 20, 1849, during the glorious spring campaign, a battle took place on the outskirts of Kőhidgyarmat between the Hungarian army and the Austrian imperial troops. The VII Corps, led by General András Gáspár, consisting of about 10,000 men, defeated and routed General Franz... Read More

Kuffner Castle in Diószeg

Building, structure

In Diószeg, a market town in northern Kisalföld, the Guttmann–Kuffner company built a sugar factory and established a model farm in the area. The factory director, Károly Kuffner (1847-1924), who was born in Moravia, married in 1884 and then had his castle built in Diószeg. In 18... Read More

The grave of János Takács, a member of the 48th Hussar Company

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The grave of János Takács and his family members, surrounded by a wrought-iron fence, can be found to the right of the entrance on Temető Street. The tomb was last restored by Kázmér Cséfalvay in 2001. ; Every year on March 15, grateful posterity lays wreaths at the gravesite. Read More

World War I Heroes' Memorial in Nagyfödémes

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

According to the list on the monument, 61 men from Nagyfödémes sacrificed their lives for their Hungarian homeland in the First World War. The monument located in the cemetery was ceremonially unveiled on 1 November 2014. It was created by Kázmér Cséfalvay. Read More

The grave of botanist Tibor Blattny

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Tibor Blattny (1883-1969) was born in Košice and studied forestry at Selmec between 1900 and 1903. He passed the state examination in 1905 and from 1906 to 1916, until the death of Lajos Fekete, he worked as a collaborator in the plant geographical mapping of the entire country. ... Read More

The grave of academic teacher Lajos Cseh

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In one of the cemeteries in Bány Selmec, in plot number 463 of the Frauenberi cemetery opposite Piarikapu, lies Lajos Cseh, a mining advisor, academic teacher, and head of the geology department of the Selmec mining administration. His tomb is located near the cemetery chapel ded... Read More

Grave of Lőrincz Csiby, forest engineer and college professor

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Lőrinc Csiby was born on August 6, 1849 in Ditro, Csík County. He completed his secondary education in Csíksomlyó, Marosvásárhely, and Székelyudvarhely. In 1870, he entered the Selmec Academy as a forestry student, where he graduated in 1873. ; On September 14, 1874, he joined th... Read More