Bátka

The inventor of the chess ball, János Boholy, who lives in Bátka, did not like to be cornered on a traditional chess board and get checkmated, so he invented the chess ball. ; János Boholy is a member of the Hungarian Inventors Association. ; 2. Introducing the chess ball from th... Read More

The Reformed Church of Bátka

Building, structure

The church was built in the early 19th century in the classicist style and was rebuilt in 1908. Read More

Memorial plaque in memory of the heroes who fell in World War I

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The First World War left a deep mark on the history of Bátka. The people of Bátka were enlisted in the joint imperial and royal infantry regiment of Losonc and the Bánya Bisztercebánya honvéd infantry regiment. They fought on the Russian front at Gorlice and Limanova, and on the ... Read More

Tomb of Antal Varga, pastor of Bátka (Balogvölgy)

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Pastor Antal Varga. Born in 1857 in Nemesradnót. From 1888 he was a pastor in Bátka, where he preached the word of God for 50 years. He always had a connection with his native village, he buried his former baptist pastor Nt. Dániel Pető. The poet was a relative and friend of Lajo... Read More