Memorials

Zipszer Lake – Gloserpark

At the beginning of the 20th century, there was still a lake on the site of today's Szent István (formerly Május 1.) Square, with a row of thatched houses on its northern side and a cemetery at its corner. This lake was known as Zipszer Lake from the 1890s. Its name is linked to ... Read More

Mound

The Mound Hill was created in the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture (8th-5th century BC). It was a burial custom of the time to build mounds over their graves. According to a local legend, the hill was carried by Turkish soldiers with their turbans to their pasha so that he could ... Read More

Roman Catholic school

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Turul Monument with the Holy Crown

Egyházgelle, which was re-annexed to Hungary with the Csallóköz in 1938, commemorated its return with this monument in 1939. After 1945, the turul was buried and hidden, and was only returned to its original location after the change of regime in 1989. Read More

Esterházy Memorial Park, memorial tree

The first Slovak monument to Count János Esterházy, as well as the Esterházy Memorial Park, were inaugurated in 2005. ; The monument is the work of sculptor Péter Gáspár. Behind the memorial park is the local library, which also bears the name of Gr. János Esterházy. This is anno... Read More

St. Gotthard Bridge

Foreign national part value

Those who stop at the border of the village of Lelesz will come across unique interesting things. You may not even notice that just a few meters from the main road, one of the oldest Gothic stone bridges in Slovakia, the St. Gotthard Stone Bridge, spans it. It was built over the ... Read More

Vécsey Castle

A Renaissance-style castle was built in the early 18th century on the site of a previously demolished castle (in 1670). The castle was built, inhabited and owned by the Vécsey family until 1945. In the mid-19th century, it was rebuilt in the classicist style. Several renovations ... Read More

Majlath Castle

When Majláth married Antónia Sennyey, he received Perbenyik as a dowry along with the other Sennyey estates. He wanted to settle down and farm here with his wife. He built not only the castle, but also the Roman Catholic chapel. As a manorial center, the castle boosted not only t... Read More

Zemplén earthwork castle

The earthen castle was used during the time of the Hungarian conquest (and probably even before), and was later rebuilt into a stone castle in accordance with the royal decree. The castle is also mentioned by Anonymous in his Gestáj. Chroniclers have been interested in the earthe... Read More

Rákóczi Castle

The Rákóczi Castle was built around 1579 by the Tokaj castle captain István Zeleméri Kamarás. The locals call the predecessor of the castle the water castle. The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1593. Through marriage, the castle came into the possession of Mihál... Read More