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Tomb of composer Ernő Genersich

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Between the two wars, radio stations regularly played his works, but during the real socialism he was subjected to political persecution due to his German origin. He was forced to emigrate and spent the rest of his life in Switzerland. He died at the age of 54. His remains rest i... Read More

Tomb of Charles Genersich

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Pharmacist. Signatory of the call for the establishment of the Hungarian Carpathian Association (MKE) in 1872. Member of the MKE's executive committee (-1879-), member of the Tatra branch of the Hungarian Tourist Association (MTE) (1898-). Read More

The grave of the Evangelical pastor Győző Farkas

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The Lutheran church weekly newspaper City Built on a Hill remembered Győző Farkas on June 29, 1928: "Farkas Győző, the Evangelical pastor of Debrecen, has died. The members of our Buda parish were deeply shocked and shocked by the unexpected and sad news that Farkas Győző, the le... Read More

The grave of Dr. Gergely Tátray

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

“... He was born into an ancient, patrician family on September 1, 1833 in Késmárk and spent only a few short student years out of his long eighty years outside its walls. Here his cradle rocked, here he built his family nest, here his activities took place, here he enjoyed the f... Read More

The grave of Lieutenant Otto Klein in 1848

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Son of János Sámuel Klein, schoolmaster and Erzsébet Solcz. Igló, Szepes m., 1830. July 21., evangelical. Student. Single. (Later married and started a family.) ; 1848. Sept. 14. joined the cs. kir. 10. Vilmos hussar regiment, with four companies of which he joined the army (the ... Read More

Bust of Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry from Igloo

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry worked in the local pharmacy (1879-80). It was here that he received the “extraterrestrial inspiration” that led to his becoming a painting genius. His bust was unveiled on March 29, 1994, in the Szepesi Artists’ Gallery on Tél-utca. At that time, the Sl... Read More

Antal Péch's house in Bánya Selmec

Building, structure

ANTAL PÉCH (Nagyváradolaszi, June 14, 1822 – Selmecbánya, September 18, 1895): mining engineer, professional writer, the most significant Hungarian mining engineer of the second half of the 19th century. ; His father, Antal Péch and his mother, Walter Francziska, lived their bour... Read More

The grave of parish priest József Gyulaffy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

In the obituary column of the daily newspaper Magyarország published on January 27, 1906, we can read the following lines: "József Gyulaffy, a regular religion teacher at the Levoča high school, a communion priest in the Spiš diocese, a high school orator, the custodian of the hi... Read More

The grave of Mrs. Albert Görgey

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The Zsedényi family was one of the most important and richest families in the city of Levoča. Since the two Zsedényi sisters could no longer be buried in the Lutheran cemetery when they died, they were laid to rest in the city's public cemetery. Their tombstone was moved from the... Read More

The grave of Miklós Fedor, a member of the Hungarian National Assembly

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Miklós Fedor (September 1, 1874, Nagyszombat – June 17, 1948, Levoča) ; Clerk of the Levoča branch of the MKE (Hungarian Carpathian Association) (1903-1904-), secretary (1910-). ; As a candidate of the OKSZP (National Christian Socialist Party), he won a seat in the Prague Nation... Read More