Apátújfalu (Apáti)

Alaska Cross

Sacral small monument

The more zealous and wealthy believers also erected crosses on their own plots of land. A wonderful cast-iron cross can be seen in the Alaska Garden, which was erected at some point (presumably between the two world wars) by Zsigmond Hegedűs, as the plot of land was originally hi... Read More

Bastion cross

Sacral small monument

The Bastyi Cross stands on the eastern edge of the village. The family probably erected the crucifix between the two wars, when they bought the lands originally belonging to the Schusdeks. The beautiful iron body of the brownish wooden cross is protected by a semicircular zinc co... Read More

Violin or Bertók cross

Sacral small monument

The wooden cross with an iron body stands next to the main road leading to Bátorfalu. Read More

Szeged Cross

Sacral small monument

...under the grapevine hills, a four-step, greyish stone crucifix with a jagged stem and iron body can be seen. The sacral monument known as the Szeged Cross was erected by the family of the same name after the reunification of Hungary in 1938. Perhaps the text of the dedication,... Read More

Petrovich Cross

Sacral small monument

The Petrovics Cross, or Ilo Cross, stands on a bend in the main road. The more featureless artificial stone cross was erected by the family of the same name a decade and a half ago. The dedication reads: “We adore and bless you 1993” (2014 data). It is likely that a small sacred ... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in the cemetery

Sacral small monument

It is a rare settlement where there is more than one statue. There were probably two statues of St. John of Nepomuk in Apátújfalu because the village originally consisted of two settlements. The statue of St. John in the cemetery, which can now be seen in a small cave built next ... Read More

New central cemetery cross

Sacral small monument

Later, another central cross was erected in another part of the cemetery. This is a less elaborate, three-stepped artificial stone cross, the ends of which are also laced – in the style of the old crucifix. Its body is made of silver-plated iron, and its inscription reads: For th... Read More

Old central cemetery large cross

Sacral small monument

There are two larger crucifixes in the village cemetery. The older central cemetery cross was erected after the unification of the two villages, with the dedication: “God / for his glory / APÁTUJFAU / 1906”. The tasteful, five-stepped yellowish sandstone cross has a cast iron cor... Read More

The old cemetery of Apátújfalus

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

My former informant József Siket (1904) said the following about the cemetery and cemeteries of the village: “The cemetery was placed almost under the highest hill, because the village was poor, the place was poor, the place below was suitable for something else. That part was al... Read More

The new cemetery in Apátújfalus

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

József Siket informant (1904). “... Family members were buried next to each other. This one didn’t go to the upper part, but to the lower part. Now they have started the third part.” ; … ; Most of the grave markers are made of stone (sandstone, artificial stone, black or white ma... Read More