Zsembery House (Marschalkó House)

The first house on the left side of Szentháromság Square is the Zsembery / Sembery / house. It was formed by connecting two 16th century buildings and acquired its current form in 1803 based on the implementation of the plans of the architect Thalher. A parish functioned in one part. Here, the theaters that came to Selmec also performed, balls were organized, and the building housed the Szitnya Association (Szitnya (formerly Szittnya) Association: one of the first tourist associations not only in Hungary, but in the whole of Europe (according to Tirts Rezső's book published in 1943, it was the very first on the continent). It got its name from the 1011-meter highest peak of the Selmec Mountains. The association, founded in the early 1860s, first operated independently under the name "Szittnya Club", then from 1882 as the Szittnya Department of the Hungarian Carpathian Association (MKE), and from 1891 to 1919 as the Szittnya Department of the newly formed Hungarian Tourist Association (MTE). Its executive chairman from 1899 to 1919 was Ernő Király.) The establishment of the Hungarian Society was announced here in November 1875. 2nd at midnight. At one time, the Youth Club also rented it. ; What made the house famous was the Forestry Institute established in 1808, and its first teacher, Professor H. D. Wilckens, who began his lectures here on February 12, 1809. This is also reported on by the commemorative plaque placed on the wall of the building.