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On the day of a little boy's funeral, 1975

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Vága, May 1975; The photo was taken on the day of the funeral of a tragically deceased little boy (Péter Polakovics). In the background are members of the Volunteer Fire Department, in the foreground are students of the Vága Nine-Year Elementary School. At that time, the deceased... Read More

Reapers on the border

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Vága, 1970s ; Harvesters on the grain combine: Ernő Knézel (from left), Gyula Kamenár, János Takács. ; In front of the grain combine: János Vedrődi (from left), István Józsa, Dezső Mojzes (president of the United Farmers' Cooperative), ?, ?, István Németh. ; The SZK-3 and SZK-4 c... Read More

Members of the Red Cross in Vága in the late 1960s

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Vága, late 1960s ; Back row from left to right: Mária Jalsovszky (born Forró), Rozália Marafkó, Mónika Sandula, Anna Karácsony (born Józsa), Jr. Rozália Marafkó, Margit Zsigó (born Szabó), Klára Bugyinszky, Rozália Kozma, Irén Zsigó, Mária Zelinka, Vera Nyári (born Lukács). ; Fro... Read More

The Hungária statue, symbolizing free Hungary

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Vága, 1993; The Hungária statue was hidden in the church during socialism, waiting for a better future.; In 1992, a petition was started in the village to restore the Heroes' Monument. The residents also requested the restoration of the statue with 811 signatures. The old dream c... Read More

Invitation to the inauguration ceremony of the Heroes' Monument and the National Flag

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The population of the village of Vága surrendered to the Czech military at the end of January 1919 - after it had been surrounded for days - after the units of the Hungarian Soviet Republic recaptured Érsekújvár on June 3, 1919, the units of the Hungarian Soviet Republic were sta... Read More

National Flag of Vága

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Vága, October 1, 1939; Statue of Hungária, symbolizing free Hungary, with the Vága National Flag inscribed “With the Defender of Hungary for Greater Hungary!”; The Heroic Monument and National Flag inauguration ceremony began with the Anthem and ended with the Chorus. Read More

After the ceremonial blessing of the National Flag

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Vága, October 1, 1939; The Vága copy of the National Flag was made by the Vága people who had emigrated to the Motherland (150 x 300 cm in size and made of wool) for their beloved home village, at the oldest church decoration and flag-making company in Hungary (Founded in 1863): ... Read More

Members of the Volunteer Fire Department at the ceremonial parade

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Vága, October 1, 1939; The Volunteer Fire Department was formed in the 1930s by the following members: József Kneif, Tibor Kneif, Ferenc Forrró, Dezső Hlavaty, József Fördős, Pál Kamenár, János Zsigó, Ferenc Simkó, Lajos Nyúl, Ferenc Kamenár, János Szabó, János Zelinka, István Jó... Read More

School principal Tibor Kneif during his opening speech

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Vága, October 1, 1939; Tibor Kneif, studied to be a priest, but before being ordained a priest, he fell in love with the teacher Ilona Pethő, whom he married. He entered the teaching profession and later became the director of the Vága Catholic School. After losing their homeland... Read More

Even before the National Flag was put in place

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Vága, October 1, 1939; The raising of the National Flags began in 1928, demonstrating the restoration of the unity and belonging of the separated parts of the country and the Motherland. By 1941, a total of 702 National Flags had been raised in the Carpathian Basin.; In the photo... Read More