Karva

Rákóczi War of Independence Monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Roman Catholic Church and the old cemetery are located in the immediate vicinity. Ferenc II. Rákóczi and Vak Bottyán stayed for a short time in the Nedeczky mansion near the church. The village was a strong base for the Kurucs. In 1705, General Miklós Bercsényi guarded the Da... Read More

Lookout in Karva

Building, structure

The Danube and its surroundings can be admired from the 16-meter-high observation tower on the Dunakorzó in Karva. Its height corresponds to the height of a 5-story apartment building. The base of the observation tower is a six-meter-diameter, gradually narrowing circle. Those in... Read More

Chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes

Sacral small monument

Several noble families settled in the village. Among them was the Hrosso family. One of their descendants mentioned several times a chapel that stood near their mansion. As it turned out later, it was not a chapel, but a Lourdes grotto. The following applications were submitted f... Read More

World War II memorial in Karva

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The monument commemorates 54 Karva residents (families) who disappeared and died in World War II... Read More

The grave of Dr. Imre Szarvassy

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Imre Szarvassy (1858-1942) was a meteorologist at the University of Budapest and a landlord in Karva. Read More

The grave of Mrs. Pálné Kuzmik

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Pál Kuzmik (Eperjes, 22 June 1864. – Bp., 19 Dec. 1925.): surgeon, university professor. From 1889 he worked at the surgical clinic of Bp.. In 1891 he was an assistant professor, in 1897 an assistant professor, in 1898 a private teacher of surgical surgery. In 1905 he was a profe... Read More

The fountain in the park of Szarvassy Castle

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the park of the Szarvassy Castle, the original stone fountain depicts the four seasons. The park's caretaker was József Sabla (nicknamed "Aunt"), a resident of Karva. Read More

Szarvassy Castle and its park

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Sándor Szarvassy bought the estate and the castle in 1890, then had it renovated and rebuilt in a romantic style in 1894. There was an extensive park next to the castle. After his death, his son, Imre Szarvassy, owned the castle until 1942. Since 1959, the renovated and expanded ... Read More

Statue in the park of Szarvassy Castle

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue in the park of the Szarvassy Castle depicts a peasant woman washing and dousing her child with water. The statue was made by Szarvassy's niece, Lili Kuzmik, and her Dutch-born sculptor husband. It was originally a fountain, around which a circular, raised pool was buil... Read More

Karva wedding

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The photo was taken at the wedding of Katalin Karkó and István Zsíros, residents of Karva, in 1936. Read More