Igló

Honvéd Monument in Iglo

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Several battles of the Winter Campaign of 1849 took place in the historical Spiš region, in memory of which several monuments were erected by posterity. Of these, the Levoča and Igló national defense monuments were damaged and then destroyed (on March 16, 1919), and the Spišská S... Read More

The common grave of the fallen soldiers of February 1849

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Entering the public cemetery, turning right, next to the cemetery wall is the cemetery protected by a cast-iron fence, where a giant rock was placed on the graves of the fallen soldiers. The shield-like, cast-iron plaque was attached to the lower part of the stone block. ; Severa... Read More

Igloi Provincial House

Building, structure

The settlement, which originated in the Árpád period, is today one of the largest cities in the Spiš region. Along with several other Spiš towns, it was pledged to Poland by King Sigismund in the early 1400s. When Queen Maria Theresa annexed these areas to Hungary again, she desi... Read More

The grave of high school teacher Andor Marcsek

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

"The most important moment in the history of the past school year is the personnel changes that occurred in the teaching staff. The general meeting of the maintenance authority held on August 13, 1911, finalized the appointment of Andor Marcsek Jr., a substitute teacher, as a reg... Read More

The grave of Pál Jeszenszky in Kisjeszeny

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Jeszenszky Pál (Nagy-Jeszeni), Augustinian pastor and high school teacher, born in 1831 in Losonczon, was previously an assistant pastor in Gömör-Panyiton, on 23 December 1866 the church congregation elected him assistant pastor in Igló and on 17 January 1867 he took over his off... Read More

The grave of pharmacist Lajos Nosz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

LAJOS NOSZ of Igló was born on October 23, 1862. He completed his secondary schooling in his town and then in Miskolc, and obtained his pharmacy diploma in Budapest in 1886. After one year of voluntary military service, he took over the management of the Frenda pharmacy in Szomol... Read More

The grave of Dr. Gyula Nosz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Gyula Nosz (Igló, May 13, 1865 – Székesfehérvár, September 3, 1918) was a doctor of law, lawyer and member of parliament. ; He completed his secondary school education in Igló, and his university studies in Budapest and abroad. He then passed the bar exam, but soon entered the se... Read More

Igloi Town Hall

Building, structure

After selling the medieval town hall (now the Provincial House), Igló had a new town hall built. The money from the sale (9,000 Hungarian gold) covered the construction of the current town hall, and the city also provided support. The construction cost a total of 11,569 gold and ... Read More

Igloi Immaculata (Immaculate Conception) Column

Sacral small monument

The column with the statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Immaculata, is a monument that has stood in the heart of the city since 1724, in front of the parish church. ; The Holy Trinity Column in Igló was built with the support of the former Polish mayor, Lubomirski Konstanti... Read More

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Igló

Building, structure

The church was built in 1380 in Gothic style on the site of an earlier 13th century church, and its gate is particularly beautiful. It had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1435 and an earthquake in 1441. It was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1742 and 1772. Its tower was bombed in 1849,... Read More