Statue, monument, plaque

Memorial plaque of György Besnyei

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

One of the prominent personalities of the Reformed population of Nagymegyer, György Besnyei, was born in the city and was a Bible translator. We do not have precise data about his birth and childhood. Based on his mention of his birth year in his 73rd year, we can conclude that i... Read More

Memorial plaque of Bishop István Cseri

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Bishop István Cseri was the Roman Catholic parish priest of Nagymegyer between 1944 and 1948. In 1947, he visited the Hungarian families of Nagymegyer who had been deported to Czechoslovakia to offer them spiritual comfort. The authorities retaliated against all of this in 1948 a... Read More

Statue of Our Lady of the Hungarians

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue was erected in 1898 by Mihály László and his wife Julianna Mészáros. The statue stood in the city center, on today's Béla Bartók Square, until 1945. It was removed from there and placed in its current location in front of the Roman Catholic parish. It was restored afte... Read More

Memorial plaque of the priest-poet Jenő Farkas

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Jenő Farkas (1922-1979) was a Roman Catholic priest, poet, and translator. He served as a priest in Nagymegyer in the 1960s. The Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemadok and the Nagymegyer Roman Catholic Parish created the memorial plaque in memory of this, on the occasion of the ... Read More

Statue of the Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The small sacral monument located on Heroes' Square is one of the oldest church statues in the city, as it was made in 1806. The statue was restored in 1938 with the help of Miklós Binka. The statue is surrounded by an iron fence. Read More

Statue of King St. Stephen

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue was erected in Szent István Street on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the formation of the Hungarian state by the Csemadok Nagymegyer Organization. The creator of the statue was Ferenc Király, a Hungarian sculptor from Lendava (Muravidék, Slovenia). Its cerem... Read More

Historical Memorial Park - Headstone of the 1100th Anniversary of the Conquest

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In memory of the millecentenary, a gift from the Transylvanian Szentegyháza Children's Philharmonic to Nagymegyer, on August 15, 1996. ; ; The memorial park located at the end of Szent István Street was gradually developed by the Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemadok between 19... Read More

Statue of Béla Bartók

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue was erected in the town's main square in 1992, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Bárdos Lajos Mixed Choir. It was created by György Lipcsey, a sculptor from Dunaszerdahely. The initiator of the creation of the statue was the Nagymegye... Read More

Statue of King Árpád

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The city of Nagymegyer was named after the conquering Hungarian tribe, Megyer, whose leader was Prince Árpád. In memory of this, the Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemads and the Nagymegyer City Government had it erected on the occasion of the 740th anniversary of the first writ... Read More

Monument to Urban Privileges

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On December 15, 1466, King Matthias granted the settlements of Nagyszombat and Izsap market town privileges. This ensured the exercise of local government and pallos rights for the two settlements. In addition, they were allowed to hold three national fairs a year and paid taxes ... Read More