Statue, monument, plaque

Heroic monument in Vágsellye

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Vágsellye was returned to Hungary after the first Vienna decision. On November 10, 1940, the heroes' monument was consecrated at the same time as the national flag. It was created by the Bratislava sculptor Alajos Rigele. The theme: Jesus welcomes the dying soldier. The column fo... Read More

Bust of Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry from Igloo

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry worked in the local pharmacy (1879-80). It was here that he received the “extraterrestrial inspiration” that led to his becoming a painting genius. His bust was unveiled on March 29, 1994, in the Szepesi Artists’ Gallery on Tél-utca. At that time, the Sl... Read More

Gergely Édes memorial site in the elementary school

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On June 18, 2005, the Hungarian-language elementary school took on the name Édes Gergely MTNYA, Read More

Memorial plaque to the heroes who fell in World War I

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In 1924, the Madari parish church was declared the place of the heroic dead who sacrificed their lives for our thousand-year-old homeland, our orphaned nation, in the 1914-18 World War. Read More

Spearfishing on a Bird

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In 1997, the local government of Madar ordered the headstone from the woodcarver Szilveszter Sidó. The request was to engrave three years into the wood. ; 1. “1198” – the 800th anniversary of the village’s founding; 2. “MADAR 1198” Unwaveringly for your homeland – the first writt... Read More

Memorial plaque for Gergely Édes

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Memorial plaque for GERGELY ÉDES (1763 - 1847), a Reformed preacher and prominent poet of the Enlightenment, who received the sacrament of baptism in this church. Read More

Memorial plaque in honor of the victims of World War II in Madari

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque preserves the precious memory of the heroic dead, victims and disappeared of the Madar parish church who paid with their lives for the horrors of World War II - 1939-45. Read More

Memorial plaque of parish priest Mihály Borsos

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Mihály Borsos was born on May 6, 1910 in Ipolykiskeszi. He prepared for the priesthood in Komárom and Nagyszombat. ; In 1942, parish priest Mihály Borsos took up his position as a Roman Catholic priest in Nagyfödémes (the local elementary school bears his name), where he took par... Read More

Monument erected on the 900th anniversary of the first written mention of Vágfarkasd

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The idea of erecting a memorial tree of life was conceived by local government representatives after the change of regime. However, its implementation has not yet been possible due to lack of funds. ; At the local government meeting on February 29, 2012, a decision was made, base... Read More

Headstone erected for the 300th anniversary of Rákóczi's War of Independence

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A headstone was erected in 2003 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Rákóczi's War of Independence and Village Day. Read More