Gelle (Egyházgelle)

Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Building, structure

That Gelle is indeed an old church town is also indicated by its first name, “Egyház”, as we have already mentioned above. The existence of this church is first mentioned in a charter from 1253. According to this, the parish played a significant role not only in the life of the v... Read More

Fair advertising column

Other - other

One remaining trace of the settlement's right to hold a fair is the local fair advertising pole. A small flag at the top of the pole indicates the date of its creation. Read More

Monument to the Heroes of World War I

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In 1924, six years after the First World War, the citizens of Beketfa, Csentőfa, Pósfa, Cséfalva, Dunakisfalud, Egyházgelle, Kisbudafa, Nagybudafa, Kislúcs, Nagylúcs and Ógelle erected a memorial to their heroic dead. Read More

Immaculata from 1689

Sacral small monument

The statue of the Immaculate Conception in Egyházgell was erected in 1689 by the Mórocz family of Beketfai, as evidenced by the coats of arms on its pedestal, as a unique piece of late Renaissance sculpture. This statue is one of six similar ones that survived in the territory of... Read More

World War II memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The monument to the heroic dead of the Second World War in Egyházgellé commemorates the victims of Beketfa, Cséfa, Egyházgellé, Kisbudafa, Nagybudafa, Ógelle, and Pósfa. Granite plaques in front of the limestone statue preserve the names of the dead. Read More

In memory of unborn children

Sacral small monument

The monument to unborn children who suffered abortions and died as a result stands in the churchyard of Egyházgelle. Several plaques of gratitude have been placed on the monument. Read More

Turul Monument with the Holy Crown

Egyházgelle, which was re-annexed to Hungary with the Csallóköz in 1938, commemorated its return with this monument in 1939. After 1945, the turul was buried and hidden, and was only returned to its original location after the change of regime in 1989. Read More

Jewish Cemetery in Egyházgelle

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The history of the Jews of Gelle is the same as the history of the Jews of Csallóköz and its beginnings date back to the beginning of the 18th century. Local censuses mention the merchant Isaác Salamon as early as 1710 and a 1715 document mentions the name of Herschl Marcus, who ... Read More

Ispiláng ispiláng ispiláng rose

Song

Ispiláng, ispiláng, ispiláng rose, ; I would be a rose, I would be red, ; Yet I would turn around, ; I would be money, I would swing, ; I would be a hoop, I would roll, ; Beautiful Juliska with her blue eyes, ; Turn like an angel. Read More

Let us rejoice and be glad with a shepherd's army

Song

Let us rejoice and be glad, with a shepherd's army, ; For an angel, told new news, behold, today he was born. ; Believe me, my good friends, I trembled so, ; That I saw him, I was afraid but did not fall backwards. ; ; But the angel encouraged me, he says, do not be afraid, ; Rat... Read More