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Resting place of Dr. László Kathona, lawyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Dr. László Kathona was born in Rimaszécs in 1864. He was the chief prosecutor of Rozsnyó, the chief guardian of the Reformed diocese, and a member of the city's representative body. László Kathona's house hosted the social, public education, literary and political weekly Sajó-Vid... Read More

Memorial plaque to the Roman Catholic heroes of Nagyölved who fell in World War I

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On August 1, 1914, men eligible for military service up to the age of 32 enlisted (68 soldiers from Nagyölved). The first Nagyölved casualty of the war was Ferenc Mácsady. The authorities sent 26-30 Russian prisoners of war to help the women and children who remained at home and ... Read More

Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Nagyölved

Building, structure

The first known parish priest from the time of re-Catholicization, György Rudnay, "found the church neglected in 1701, without a roof, on a hill where the village had been before." (Zalka 1954), as reported by Archdeacon János Ferenc Jezerniczky. Although it was dedicated to All ... Read More

The grave of János Szilárd, a soldier of the 1848-49 War of Independence

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János Szilárd was born on May 24, 1832 in Esztergom, and completed his secondary school studies there. He was preparing to become a priest, and when the War of Independence broke out, he studied philosophy at the Emericanum in Bratislava. He volunteered to be a soldier on May 13,... Read More

Grave of József Mikulik, lawyer and historian

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József Mikulik (Dobsina, January 26, 1852 – Rozsnyó, January 14, 1886) was a public and promissory lawyer, deputy notary, archivist, and historian. ; József Mikulik was born in Dobsina in 1852 to a poor mining family. His father was Mikulik Simon and his mother was Rachel Mária. ... Read More

The grave of World War I hero Miklós Egyed

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The following report was published in the issue of the Rozsnyói Híradó on November 21, 1915: ; ; "He died for the homeland ... ; - Funeral of Miklós Egyed - ; ; He was a young man with a poetic inclination. All fire, all flame. His soul was full of the image of the homeland and h... Read More

Former Chamber of Mining building

Building, structure

The mineral resources that could be extracted in the area played a key role in both the founding of the town and its medieval rise. As can be seen in many other mining towns in the Highlands (e.g. Selmec), the mine shafts run directly under the settlement. A system of cellars and... Read More

Rozsnyó Fire Tower, also known as Rákóczi Watchtower

Building, structure

The regular, rectangular main square of Rozsnyó, a rich mining town of medieval origin, inhabited by German settlers, is the largest medieval square in the Uplands. In the middle of it stands the 36.5 m high Fire Tower, also known as the Rákóczi Watchtower. ; The slender, tall st... Read More

Statue of Countess Franciska Andrássy in Rozsny

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Franziska Seraphica Hablawetz (Vienna, October 4, 1838 – Munich, October 26, 1902) was a Viennese bourgeois, wife of Count Dénes Andrássy, patron of the arts. ; Born on October 4, 1838 in Vienna to Franz Hablawetz and Barbara Dossler, a bourgeois couple. She married Count Dénes A... Read More

The resting place of Dr. Gusztáv Pécsi, priest, philosopher, astronomer, and physicist

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Dr. Gusztáv Pécsi * 1874. Sept. 2. Brassó – † 1947. Mar. 16. Nagyölved / priest, philosopher, astronomer, physicist; Dr. Gusztáv Pécsi was born on September 2, 1874 in Brassó. It is unknown where he completed his primary schooling, but he completed his high schooling in Budapest ... Read More