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Chapel of the Virgin Mary

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… next to the main road we find the Chapel of the Virgin Mary, which was built in 1873 by Illés Deszeth and his wife, Katalin Berecz. The small building was repaired in 1936 by Pongrác Deszeth and his wife, Veronika Cigány. In 1941 the chapel was repaired inside by the Deszeth fa... Read More Arrow
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St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church

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The most significant monument of the village is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Originally built in Gothic style, it was significantly damaged during the Turkish wars and the spread of the Counter-Reformation. During the canonical visitation of 1559, it was writt... Read More Arrow
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Adam's family portal

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In the village we can still find beautiful relics of folk architecture, the gabled, hipped, hipped and plank-gabled houses with columned porches and typical attics. Some of them have been tastefully renovated. … Most of the houses used to be two- or three-story, and their buildin... Read More Arrow
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The parish of Apátújfalus

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The religious life of Apátújfalu gained even greater momentum in the mid-1920s, after the construction of the church. As Zoltán Pintér, the former priest of the village, wrote: “The inhabitants of the two poor settlements, Apáti and Újfalu, were mostly Catholics in the past, but ... Read More Arrow
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Schusdek Cellar

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In the other part of the village, in the center of the Šaranko winery, you can see the Schusdek cellar. Of course, this was not built by the Schusdek family, but they once owned it. The long, tasseled cellar carved into the sandstone, branching in two directions, is a much older ... Read More Arrow
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The former Gyürky mansion and the granary

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The former ruined Gyürky mansion in Apátúfjalu was demolished a few years ago. In some places it is referred to as a Baroque castle, but in reality it was a two-winged, single-storey mansion with a tympanum with a colonnade in the middle. It was last inhabited by the Schusdek fam... Read More Arrow
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Érsekújvár Reformed Church

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The second founding of Érsekújvár falls on the period of the Reformation, when the economically and politically oppressed joined the camp of the followers of the new faith en masse. The Reformed movement spread after the appearance of the preacher and printer Anaxius Gál Huszár, ... Read More Arrow
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Alsópéli Ascension Catholic Church

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The Roman Catholic church of Alsópél was built in 1720, on the site of the previous Gothic church, in Baroque style. Read More Arrow
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Chapel of St. Rosalia, Gúta

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It is located opposite the main entrance of the former Catholic cemetery, and its orientation is north-east. ; One of my elderly female informants said the following about the chapel: ; … and then they call it Rozália, because it was also built by a rich man who had a lot of weal... Read More Arrow
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The Dunasáp belfry

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The Roman Catholic belfry, built in 1913, is located in the village called Dunasáp. Read More Arrow