Alsóbodok

The life story of Boldizsár Paulisz

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Paulisz Boldizsár was born on September 21, 1959 in Alsóbodok. He has been a construction foreman since 1978, and a local private entrepreneur since 1990. His activities for the Hungarian people began with his work in social organizations (Csemadok, Nyitra and Region Target Fund ... Read More

Lament

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Ingredients: ; 250 g butter ; 5 tablespoons plain flour ; 2 cans sour cream ; 4 eggs ; ; Melt the butter, add the plain flour, which we fry until golden yellow. In a separate bowl, beat the sour cream and eggs, add to the fried mass and mix until not quite thick. ; Can be spread ... Read More

Onion and potato porridge

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Cut the potatoes into rings, boil them in salted water and sprinkle a handful of rice in them. ; Pour off the water, mash the potatoes, pour back the water, mix in plain flour, but do not make it thick. ; Fry the onion in duck or goose fat, spread it on the mashed potatoes, make ... Read More

Dedelle

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Grate 1 boiled potato into the dough. Knead the dough in lukewarm, salted water. Spread jam on the stretched dough, roll it up and cut it with a “spur”. Cook it in hot water, when it rises to the top, drain it into a bowl and oil it. You can make “strips” or lasca from the leftov... Read More

The life journey of Mihály Karasz Sr. and Jr., the guardians of pastoral traditions

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They were the last representatives of the Zoboralja shepherd culture. Mihály Karasz Id. (in some sources Kárász or Karas Mihály) came from Sarlókajsza near Nitra, which is now mostly inhabited by Slovaks. He was born around 1860 and worked as a shepherd in the also mainly Slovak ... Read More

Bells of the Lower Towns

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Among the villages of Zoboralja, Alsóbodok has the most bells, nine in total. The oldest bell hung in the church tower, dating from 1675, but unfortunately it has not survived. Currently, three bells hang in the wooden tower of the Árpád-era church, the middle one is the oldest, ... Read More

Respect for roadside sacred monuments and their founders

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Alsóbodok is rich in small roadside sacral monuments. Unfortunately, some of them have already disappeared, and we only know their location from old sources, e.g. the wooden statue of Saint John in Alvég (the so-called “Jánoska”), as well as the small wooden chapel mounted on the... Read More

Old cemetery grave markers

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According to the church visitation records of the 18th century, the cemetery was spread around the church, which is well proven by the bone finds around the church in the 20th century (e.g. during the enlargement of the sacristy, the excavation of the foundations of the nearby sc... Read More

World War II memorial

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The First World War claimed many victims throughout Zoboralja. Most recruits were drafted into the 14th Infantry Regiment in Nitra, and then sent to the front from there. Most ended up on the Russian side, but we know of cases when some fought on the Italian front near the Isonzo... Read More

Bodok's natural values

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The landscape ecological character of the natural environment of Alsóbodok is formed by arable land, streams (Bodoki-patak, Gesztei-patak, Lázakai-patak, Kis-patak), vineyards and orchards, and the settlement itself. Its most valuable natural asset is the forests. In the Middle A... Read More