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Holy Trinity Column (Plague Column) in Trenčín

Sacral small monument

In the summer of 1710, a huge plague epidemic devastated the city. The Black Death (Latin: atra mors) claimed the lives of 1,600 people in Trenčín. In memory of this, the Jesuits, with the help of the abbot Miklós Illésházy (1653-1723), erected a memorial column in the city's mai... Read More

The grave of the cantor teacher János Vayda

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

János Vayda, a retired cantor teacher, gave his soul back to his Creator at the age of 74. Read More

Ipolyság Monastery

Building, structure

The first written mention of Ipolyság dates back to 1237, when it was mentioned as “Saag” in a charter in which Béla IV donated part of his estates to the Esztergom chapter. “Ság” is an old Hungarian word meaning “hill”. Around the same year, the monastery of the Premontrean cano... Read More

The grave of Pastor József Beke's wife, Eszter Barsi

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The forgotten grave of Eszter Barsi is located in the depressingly neglected part of the Hontvarsány cemetery, which contains mostly Reformed and Hungarian graves. Read More

Trenčín Lower Gate (Turkish Gate)

Building, structure

"Only one of the two gates of the city's defenses remains today. In the 1970s, another tower was built between the small and large county hall, with a gate at the bottom of it - exactly the same shape as the tower next to the existing city hall. (Hence the name lower and upper ga... Read More

The grave of politician Justusztin Baross

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Jusztin Baross (* 1857. II. 26., Pruzsina - † 1913. III. 18., Trenčín) politician. His father was Antal Baross (1819–1894) from Bellusi, a district judge, and his mother was Natália Mária Teodóra Pongrácz from Szentmiklós and Óvár (1825–1916). He was the younger brother of Gábor ... Read More

The resting place of World War I hero Jusztin Baross Jr. from Bellusi

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Jusztin Baross Jr. from Bellusi died at the age of 23 as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War. Read More

The tomb of Ágoston Kiss and his wife in Líðtejedi

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The tombstones of the Kiss couple can be found opposite the entrance to the cemetery. Read More

The grave of the parish priest Ferenc Csambal

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Csambal Ferenc, the priest, died at the age of 36. His grave is located opposite the entrance to the cemetery. Read More

The grave of parish priest István Glósz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Parish priest István Glósz gave his soul back to his Creator at the age of 47. His grave is located next to the St. Joseph Chapel in the cemetery. Read More