Diószeg (Nagydiószeg, Magyardiószeg)

Bronze statue of writer Alfonz Talamon

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

(* May 14, 1966, Dunaszerdahely, † September 8, 1996, Galánta) Writer. He graduated from Galánta (1984), studied at the Comenius University in Bratislava, but did not complete his studies. In 1988, he was a lecturer at the Central Committee of the Csemadok, and from 1992, he was ... Read More

The World War I memorial with the Hungarian flag in Diószeg

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

After most of the Hungarian-populated areas annexed after the First World War were returned to Hungary in 1938, and then entered the Second World War on the side of Germany, a law soon obliged the settlements to erect World War I monuments. Since after the re-annexation, national... Read More

Zoltán Pongrácz's memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque of Zoltán Pongrácz was unveiled on the 100th anniversary of his birth, on March 3, 2012, on the wall of the school next to the war memorial. The memorial plaque, commissioned by the city of Diószeg, is the work of sculptor Gyula Mag. ; Zoltán Pongrácz was the ... Read More

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Building, structure

Diószeg was first mentioned in documents in 1252 in the charter of Béla IV, but archaeological finds prove that it was a quadrangular settlement between the 1st and 4th centuries. Its church developed together with the spread of Christianity, and its population was not spared the... Read More

Holy Trinity statue in Diószeg

Sacral small monument

It was built in 1857, following the tradition of János Nagy's wife and son Albert. Read More

Kuffner Castle in Diószeg

Building, structure

In Diószeg, a market town in northern Kisalföld, the Guttmann–Kuffner company built a sugar factory and established a model farm in the area. The factory director, Károly Kuffner (1847-1924), who was born in Moravia, married in 1884 and then had his castle built in Diószeg. In 18... Read More

Memorial plaque of Károly Kuffner

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Karl Kuffner was born in Lundenburg (now Břeclav - Czech Republic) in 1847, and died in Vienna in 1924. From 1869 he lived in Diószeg as a large industrialist and landowner. There was a period when the sugar factory he owned in Diószeg employed more than 1,000 people. He founded ... Read More

Kuffner family mausoleum

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The main facade of the castle in the center of Diószeg faces the main street of the settlement. Behind it is a walled garden. The park, which enjoys a high degree of protection, was founded in the second half of the 1800s and acquired its current form at the beginning of the twen... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Diószeg

Sacral small monument

The statue, which until recently presented a pitiful image, was renovated by sculptor Gyula Mag in 2018. The statue of the martyr of the secret of confession stands near the roundabout at the intersection of the road leading to Galánta. Read More