Hetény

Reformed Church

Building, structure

The Reformed church was built in the second half of the 18th century. One of its great assets is the pulpit made in the Baroque classicist style. The District Monument Inspectorate writes about our current church, which is the third church in the village: "It was built in 1792, a... Read More

Purple Gallery

Ethnographic collection

The Lilla Gallery was named after the love of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz. Júlia Vajda was the wife of the pastor of Hetény, and she came from Dunamocs. She only met the poet a few times, who immediately fell in love with his violet-blue eyes. He wanted to marry the young girl, but her... Read More

The weekly linden

Other - other

The most famous tree in Hetény is the small-leaved lime tree in front of our church, which was planted in 1896 for the 1000th anniversary of the conquest of Hungary. This is evidenced by the minutes of the Reformed Church, in which the then Reformed pastor Lajos Kovács recorded t... Read More

Turul Monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Turul monument in the cemetery was also completed in 1924 in honor of those who fell in World War I. Later, it was supplemented with the names of the heroic dead of World War II. The original bird was stolen in 1999, and a new one by sculptor Lajos Nagy was placed in its plac... Read More

Tarczy Monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The namesake of the Hetény school was born in the village of Hetény on December 6, 1807. His father, János Tarczy, came from the village of Néma, and his mother, Juliánna Czike, was the daughter of the notary of Dunamocs. ; Tarczy attended elementary school in Hetény, where Lajos... Read More

Hetényi Great Lake

Other - other

The village of Hetény was repopulated after the Turkish wars, sometime after 1606. The new residents came from the area of the Váh and Garam rivers to the present-day Aszeg and Őrspuszta, or present-day Sunnyogó. The new residents built their houses from rammed clay. The material... Read More

Millennium headstone

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The millennium headstone stands in the center of the village, opposite the Széchenyi statue, and is decorated with the village coat of arms. It was created by János Buncz and inaugurated in 2001. It is the scene of the October 6th commemoration ceremony. Read More

Statue of Istvány Széchényi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The scene of the October 6th commemoration ceremony. Read More

Spear tree

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Reformation Memorial Day event venue. Read More

Memorial plaque for the displaced

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque is located on the wall of the village hall. Read More