Ekecs

Monument to the Heroes of World War I and II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The monument commemorates the citizens of Ekecs who died in the First and Second World Wars. Read More

Memorial column of the first mention of the village

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The local government erected a memorial column in 1998 to mark the 730th anniversary of the village's first mention. Read More

Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Wendel

Building, structure

The church was built in 1790 in the Baroque-Classicist style. Its main altar, decorated with a painting depicting Saint Wendel, was also made at the end of the 18th century. The originally single-nave building was enlarged with additions on both sides at the beginning of the 20th... Read More

Reformed church

Building, structure

The church was built in 1822, probably on the site of an earlier (thatched-roofed) house of worship built in 1788. It was renovated in 1901 (the tower was also built at that time), but was severely damaged in a major fire in 1904. The nave was rebuilt in 1954. Read More

Statue of Saint Florian

Sacral small monument

It was built after the fire of 1822. It was renovated in 1880 by the churchwarden István Ferenczy, and in 2006 by the municipal government. Read More

St. Wendel Chapel

Sacral small monument

The chapel was built in the 18th-19th centuries. Read More

Statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary

Sacral small monument

The statue in the courtyard of the Catholic church was erected by Tamás Klimó and his wife, Mária Köles, in 1863. It was renovated in 1986 by the Köles sisters (Margit and Ágnes), and then in 2009 by Erzsébet Csápai. Read More

The grave of Benő Farkas, a Reformed pastor and lieutenant of the Hungarian Army.

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The former Ekecs reverend was born in Komárom in 1826. He came from a family of craftsmen. He completed his studies in Komárom and Debrecen. He taught at the elementary school in Békés. ; He was a lieutenant in the Hungarian Army in 1848/49. He was present in Transylvania, and wa... Read More

The grave of the Reformed pastor Károly Öllös

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Károly Öllös was born in Apácaszakállas, Komárom County, on June 1, 1856, to simple, common-born farmers. He completed his elementary schooling in his native land, then his parents sent him to the Reformed College in Pápa, where he completed high school and theological courses. I... Read More

The grave of teacher Antal Tarcsy

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The grave of the former teacher of the Reformed Church of Ápacaszakállas in the Ekecs village cemetery. Read More