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The grave of high school teacher Andor Marcsek

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

"The most important moment in the history of the past school year is the personnel changes that occurred in the teaching staff. The general meeting of the maintenance authority held on August 13, 1911, finalized the appointment of Andor Marcsek Jr., a substitute teacher, as a reg... Read More

The grave of Pál Jeszenszky in Kisjeszeny

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Jeszenszky Pál (Nagy-Jeszeni), Augustinian pastor and high school teacher, born in 1831 in Losonczon, was previously an assistant pastor in Gömör-Panyiton, on 23 December 1866 the church congregation elected him assistant pastor in Igló and on 17 January 1867 he took over his off... Read More

The grave of pharmacist Lajos Nosz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

LAJOS NOSZ of Igló was born on October 23, 1862. He completed his secondary schooling in his town and then in Miskolc, and obtained his pharmacy diploma in Budapest in 1886. After one year of voluntary military service, he took over the management of the Frenda pharmacy in Szomol... Read More

The grave of Dr. Gyula Nosz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Gyula Nosz (Igló, May 13, 1865 – Székesfehérvár, September 3, 1918) was a doctor of law, lawyer and member of parliament. ; He completed his secondary school education in Igló, and his university studies in Budapest and abroad. He then passed the bar exam, but soon entered the se... Read More

Igloi Town Hall

Building, structure

After selling the medieval town hall (now the Provincial House), Igló had a new town hall built. The money from the sale (9,000 Hungarian gold) covered the construction of the current town hall, and the city also provided support. The construction cost a total of 11,569 gold and ... Read More

The grave of Bishop János Litassy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

János Litassy, titular canon, deacon, and parish priest of Hegybánya, was born in Mezőkissalló, now part of Nagysalló, in 1844. He died in Hegybánya on August 10, 1918, at the age of 74. His grave with a Latin inscription can be found in the cemetery of the aforementioned village... Read More

Igloi Immaculata (Immaculate Conception) Column

Sacral small monument

The column with the statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Immaculata, is a monument that has stood in the heart of the city since 1724, in front of the parish church. ; The Holy Trinity Column in Igló was built with the support of the former Polish mayor, Lubomirski Konstanti... Read More

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Igló

Building, structure

The church was built in 1380 in Gothic style on the site of an earlier 13th century church, and its gate is particularly beautiful. It had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1435 and an earthquake in 1441. It was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1742 and 1772. Its tower was bombed in 1849,... Read More

Igloi Theatre and Entertainment

Building, structure

The building, which shows signs of eclecticism and art nouveau, was originally built as a permanent Hungarian theater according to the plans of Kálmán Gerstner (Pest, October 9, 1850 - Budapest, August 25, 1927), but after Trianon this institution was also taken over by the new g... Read More

Monument to the fallen and victims of World War II in Alsószeli

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

According to the list of names on the monument, 77 of the residents of Alsószeli gave their lives for their Hungarian homeland during World War II. During the war, 9 families and one individual were deported from the village because of their Jewish religion. Read More