Statue, monument, plaque

Bust of Count István II Koháry

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The bronze bust of Count István Koháry II was unveiled during the XXIX Palóc Days on August 16, 2019. The idea and main organizer of the statue installation was the local Koháry Civic Association. As President László Estefán said, the idea came up at a member meeting two years ag... Read More

The headstone of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom struggle in Nagycétény

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A headstone was erected in Nagycétény in 2014 in honor of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence. It was created by local woodcarver Antal Pócsik. Read More

Kopjafa for the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Imre and the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Kútyika women's singing group inaugurated the headstone on November 18, 2007, which was erected on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Imre and the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth. It was created by Antal Pócsik, a woodcarver from Na... Read More

Alsószel National Flag Monument (Millennium Monument)

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

After most of the Hungarian-populated areas annexed after World War I were returned to Hungary in 1938, and then entered World War II on the side of Germany, a law soon obliged the settlements to erect World War I monuments. Since national flag monuments were also strongly encour... Read More

Monument to the victims of World War I and II in Nagyčétény

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A monument to the local sacrifices of the twentieth century wars was erected in Nagycétény in 1993. The memorial is located in the parkland in front of the church. The work is by sculptor János Nagy. Read More

The Nana World War I and II Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

…The modestly designed monument in Nána was built in 1939 in memory of those who fell in World War I and the 10 young people who were innocently shot by Czech legionnaires who occupied the village in 1919. World War II claimed more victims. Their names were engraved in marble in ... Read More

World War I memorial in Zsigárd

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In memory of those who fell in World War I, the Zsigárd Reformed faithful erected a monument in 1939 using public donations, which can be seen in front of the Zsigárd Reformed Church. The bronze turul with outstretched wings and a sword in its claws, standing on top of the memori... Read More

Memorial plaque for the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Gúta as a city

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The renewal of the village, which was devastated by the flood of 1965, its changed image, and the fact that the 700th anniversary of the first written mention of Gúta was approaching, did not remain without echoes in the highest political and social circles. October 14, 1967, bec... Read More

Dávid Frölich's house and memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Dávid Frölich (Késmárk, 1595 - Levoca, 24 April 1648) was a geographer, calendar maker, astronomer and mathematician who also had significant physical knowledge. He is a solitary figure of this century, ahead of his time in many respects. He had no students or followers, and post... Read More

Vágsellye National Flag Monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The initiator of the National Flag Movement was Nándor Urmánczy, a Transylvanian politician of Armenian origin, a member of parliament, and the "uncompromising Hungarian", who proclaimed the National Flag Movement in 1925. Between the two world wars, the movement, which spread th... Read More