Ekel

Statue of János Hetényi

Statue, monument, plaque

János Hetényi, a Reformed pastor, theologian, philosopher, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, was born in the village of Ekel in 1786. The "Scientist János Hetényi Days" have been held annually in the village since 1997. In 2003, the elementary school was also named... Read More

Jókay memorial plaque

Statue, monument, plaque

The mansion at number 56 was built by the Csorba family in the first half of the 19th century. It is a ground-floor building with an L-shaped ground plan, with an open, pillared corridor on the courtyard side. The lawyer Károly Jókay (1814-1902), who was born into the Csorba fami... Read More

Gravestone and grave marker of pastor József Juhász

Cemeteries, headstones, tombs

To the left of the cemetery entrance, next to the fence, we find 13 old tombstones, including those of three Ekel Reformed pastors: József Juhász (died in 1843), István Csigo (died in 1849 at the age of 36) and József Páli (died in 1860). Read More

Roman Catholic Church dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic church named after Bishop St. Augustine was built in 1816 on the site of an old, perhaps Romanesque, church in the Classicist style. It was expanded in 1830. The church is a single-nave building with a square sanctuary, a tower built into the pointed front and ... Read More

Relocation memorial plaque

Statue, monument, plaque

The settlement commemorated the 50th anniversary of the deportation on December 6, 1946. Read More

Memorial plaque of István Komjáthy, writer

Statue, monument, plaque

István Komjáthy, writer and translator, was born here on March 30, 1917. He is the author of the "Book of Proverbs" and a defining figure in youth literature. The memorial plaque was erected by the local government and the writer's family on the 50th anniversary of his death, in ... Read More

Memorial plaque of surveyor János Vargha

Statue, monument, plaque

Surveyor, chief engineer of water regulation of Hungarian rivers. The local government installed the memorial plaque on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1998. Read More

Memorial spear tree in memory of the Rákóczi War of Independence

Statue, monument, plaque

A commemorative spear tree was erected in 2003 for the 300th anniversary of the Rákóczi War of Independence. It was carved by Pál Zsapka, a woodcarver from Tany. Read More

The grave of István Nagy, the principal and teacher

Cemeteries, headstones, tombs

The grave is where headmaster István Nagy (1887-1952), his wife Mária Bödök (1895-1985) and their little son Lacika Nagy rest. Read More

Gravestone and tombstone of Pastor József Páli

Cemeteries, headstones, tombs

To the left of the cemetery entrance, next to the fence, we find 13 old tombstones, including those of three Ekel Reformed pastors: József Juhász (died in 1843), István Csigo (died in 1849 at the age of 36) and József Páli (died in 1860). Read More