Árvaváralja

Orava Castle with train station

Grave of the military ensign József Szmizsár

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

József Szmizsár, a teacher, gave his life for his Hungarian homeland in 1915, at the age of 22. His remains are buried in the Árvaváralja cemetery. Read More

It was built as a royal castle in the 13th century, the center of a castle governorship after 1267. It protected the border from the Poles. Our Árpád kings constantly strengthened the castle. However, King Sigismund pawned it to the Polish-born voivode Stibor at the beginning of ... Read More

Orava Castle Pilgrimage

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the feudal era, it was a penal instrument used to humiliate, punish and dishonour the convicted, and it was generally used by various penal authorities in the German-populated areas of our country since the 13th century and since the 1532 code of Charles V. After 1786, it was ... Read More