Görgő
The resting place of Konstantin Görgey, a national guard from 1848-49, and his wife Anna Szinyey Merse
Cemeteries, tombstones, graves
Konstantin Sámuel Hamilkár Görgey of Görgői and Toporczi was born on January 23, 1818 in Levoča, the son of György József Görgey (* 1790. II.10., Levoča - † 1824. VII.4., Toporc) and Veronika Teőke (* 1790. II.5., Levoča - † 1861. VII.26., Levoča). ; Konstantin became a Roman Cat...
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The resting place of Chief Justice Jordán Görgey
Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites
GÖRGEY Jordán Félix György Görgey Konstantin (1818. 1. 23. - 1860. 3. 4.) and Anna Szinyey Merse (1825. 11. 9. - 1885. 7. 12.) was born in Görgön on 22. 4. 1852. ; From 1869 to 72 he studied law in Košice, then he was a student at the Academy of Economics in Magyaróvár. Later he ...
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The resting place of World War I heroes Konstantin Görgey, Aristid and Béla
Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites
The three sons of Jordán Görgey and Hedvig Pongrácz (Konstantin, Arisztid and Béla) volunteered to be soldiers in the autumn of 1914 when the World War broke out, and all three were decorated several times. Among them, Arisztid fell on September 20, 1916, after being shot in the ...
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Parish Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostles of Grógő
Building, structure
The early Gothic Roman Catholic church of St. Simon and Jude (their feast day is October 28) in Görgő was built in the mid-13th century and rebuilt in the early 15th century. It was built as the patron church of the Görgey family. Its tower was renovated in the Renaissance style ...
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