Statue, monument, plaque

The headstone of David Mészáros

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

One of the outstanding personalities of the first half of the 19th century was Dávid Mészáros, a Catholic priest who was among the first to fall victim to reprisals after the suppression of the Hungarian War of Independence and Revolution. With his life's standing for progress, h... Read More

Turkish chapel commemorating the Battle of Palast in 1552

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The most important historical event of the village of Palást is undoubtedly the battle that took place on August 10-11, 1552, on its border between the attacking Turks and the Christian armies defending the Highlands, with the victory of the former. The aim of the Turks' 1552 cam... Read More

Heroic monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The First World War left a sad memory in the souls of many locals. A memorial statue was erected in 1938 to 46 soldiers who died on the battlefields. A plaque commemorating the 33 victims of the Second World War was added to the monument on November 1, 1972. The newspaper Érsekúj... Read More

Zoltán Pongrácz's memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque of Zoltán Pongrácz was unveiled on the 100th anniversary of his birth, on March 3, 2012, on the wall of the school next to the war memorial. The memorial plaque, commissioned by the city of Diószeg, is the work of sculptor Gyula Mag. ; Zoltán Pongrácz was the ... Read More

Monument to the victims of World War I and II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The World War I memorial was erected in 1939. The multi-tiered pedestal depicts Jesus and a dying soldier. The inscribed plaque contains the names of 49 local residents who died during World War I. The plaque commemorating the victims of World War II, which contains 29 names, was... Read More

Memorial plaque for the founding of the Csemads

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The local Csemad organization had it erected on the wall of the community center for the 50th anniversary of its founding. Read More

Commemorative plaque for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Csemadok

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The commemorative plaque was commissioned by the parent organization for the 50th anniversary of the Association's founding. Read More

Headstone commemorating the deportation

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The headstone was erected for the 60th anniversary of the deportation by the Bratislava Bishops' Foundation of the Csemads, and Katalin Szili, the then President of the Hungarian Parliament, also attended the unveiling of the headstone. It was made by a woodcarver from Vargyas, S... Read More

Conquest Monument in Nagykesin

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Conquest Monument is located in the park next to the village hall and was erected on August 28, 1999. Read More

Memorial plaque of border police officer László Virág

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

László Virágh, who served in the border police in Gútán and then in Nagykesz, was killed by a repeat criminal while on duty on the last day of February 1993, when he and his companions were caught red-handed committing a robbery. Read More