Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The common grave of parish priests József Sebők and Ferenc Kauszler

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The common grave of the Nagyabony parish priests József Sebők (1811–1857) and Ferenc Kauszler (1880–1881) in the Nagyabony churchyard. ; ; Pastor Sebők guided Arnold Ipolyi during his visit to Nagyabony. Read More

The Evangelical Cemetery of Nagymegyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The smallest cemetery in the city is located on Fučíková Street. Previously, there were no Evangelical residents in Nagymegyer. The cemetery was established in the early 1950s based on the needs of the Slovak and Evangelical population that settled in Nagymegyer. The cemetery is ... Read More

Tomb of the Chief Surgeon of the Hungarian Army, József Szaiff

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Dr. József Szaiff was a Budapest physician who fought in the defense of Lipótvár during the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848/49. After its surrender, he was captured by the imperialists and imprisoned (Königgrätz), from where he was released after the suppress... Read More

Grave of the military commander Zsigmond Szeghy

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Zsigmond Szeghy, a Hungarian soldier from Nagymegyer, was born in 1826 and participated in the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848/49. He lived to be fifty years old and died in 1876. His tombstone was neglected for many decades. In 1995, the Nagymegyer Organizat... Read More

Tomb of the national guard József Nagy Rátz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

He was born in Nagymegyer in 1808. From 1836 he gradually held various positions in the city. At first he was a member of the noble council, then later a lieutenant of the nobility. During the revolutionary period of 1848/49 he became the city clerk, the commander of the 180-memb... Read More

The Reformed Cemetery of Nagymegyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the cemetery street, opposite the Catholic cemetery, there is the Reformed cemetery, the exact formation of which is unknown. In 2013, there were 810 graves in the cemetery. The cemetery was built on an artificial hill, thus protecting the graves from the frequent floods and i... Read More

The Catholic Cemetery of Nagymegyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The cemetery at the end of Szent István Street is the largest cemetery in the city. In 2013, there were 1,848 graves in it, so the city government is looking into the possibility of opening a new cemetery. We do not know the exact date of its establishment. However, we do know th... Read More

The Nagymegyer Prisoner of War Cemetery

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The cemetery was established in the autumn of 1914 by the corps guarding the Nagymegyer POW camp and the Hungarian authorities of the time, after the city did not allow the burial of a large number of prisoners of war who had died of infectious diseases prevalent in the camp. The... Read More

The Jewish Cemetery of Nagymegyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The most significant monument of the former Jewish community in Nagymegyer today is the Nagymegyer Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery is located north of the city, next to the Nagymegyer Evangelical and former prisoner of war cemeteries, the so-called “Serbian cemetery”. A dirt road l... Read More

The Izsap cemetery

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The cemetery was formed around the first stone church of the settlement, built in the 16th century. The church was burned down by the Turks, its traces can still be seen on the hill visible in the cemetery today. In 2013, there were 300 graves in the cemetery. In this cemetery, w... Read More