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The memorial bell of the former castle chapel in Fülek

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The opening event of the XX. Fülek Castle Games was the handover of the memorial bell of the former castle chapel on June 15, 2019, created by Róbert Slíž. ; The castle chapel once housed a bronze bell. During the seventeenth century, when the Ottoman army occupied it, they took ... Read More

Fülek Jewish Cemetery

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Only scattered data have survived about the Jews of Fülek from the Middle Ages, according to which they were engaged in trade. ; The Jewish community in Fülek - the Chevra Kadischa Holy Society - was founded in 1820. Among the original residents were such characteristic names as:... Read More

Statue of Vilmos Hulita, factory director and mayor

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue of Vilmos Hulita was unveiled on August 1, 2016, during the Palóc Days and the Fülek City Days. The statue was created by Alfréd Balázs. ; Vilmos Hulita (June 6, 1878 – Budapest, June 1951?) was the former director of the Fülek Zománcz Factory and the former mayor of t... Read More

Fülek World War I Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In Fülek, on Heroes' Square, stands the memorial column commemorating the victims of the First World War in Fülek, which was built in 1928 by the Fülek town community. ; The ceremonial unveiling of the monument took place on September 30, 1928 and was consecrated by the Francisca... Read More

Resting place of Imre Fest, politician, economist, and poet

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Imre Fest (Szepesváralja, November 3, 1817 – Budapest, March 11, 1883) was a politician, economist, Hungarian vice-governor of the Austro-Hungarian Bank, a Middle Crusader of the Austrian Leopold Order, and a poet. ; He attended school in Késmárk, Miskolc, and Prešov, studied law... Read More

Resting place of Aurél Fest, first lieutenant of the Hungarian army in 1848-49, mayor

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Aurél Fest was born in Szepesváraljá (Szepes county) on April 15, 1829, the son of merchant Sámuel Fest and Aszpázia Kuna. German (zipper), non-noble, Lutheran Jurátus. (His wife became Julianna Kovács, died in Buda, 1871.) ; September 24 (October 1) 1848 - lieutenant in the 26th... Read More

In the yard

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Old or Kósa-Schopper hospital

Building, structure

The so-called old hospital in Rožňov was built with donations from Dr. Károly Kós' widow, Lujza Mihalovits, who had a will to found a hospital in Rožňov under the management of the Roman Catholic Church. During the operation of the hospital, Bishop György Schopper acquired a shar... Read More

Memorial plaque of Ferenc Rákóczi II in Rozsnyó

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the war of independence of Ferenc Rákóczi II, the citizens of Rozsnyó also lined up under the prince's banner. On July 20, 1703, the city council decided to collect aid money for "the standing armies of our current dignified prince, our lord Ferenc Rákóczi of Upper Vadasz". Th... Read More

Historical Town Hall in Rožňany

Building, structure

One of the most important public buildings in the square, the two-storey, "U"-shaped, gabled roofed, tiled, beautifully renovated town hall was built in 1711 by merging two older, late Gothic and Renaissance buildings. The Baroque town hall consisted of a ground floor and a first... Read More