Késmárk

Grave of Frigyes Scholcz, lyceum principal and teacher

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Frigyes Scholcz, abbot of the Roman Catholic Church, lyceum teacher, son of János Scholcz and Katalin Schmidt, born on July 16, 1831 in Ruszkinócz (Szepesm), he completed the gymnasium in Késmárk and the philosophy and theology course in Prešov. After passing the exam for a minis... Read More

The grave of Éva Blasy, Oszkárné Szelényi

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Éva Erzsébet Blasy Szelényi Oszkárné was born in Késmárk on March 9, 1882. She learned the basics of painting from Nándor Katona, who was a student of László Mednyánszky. She continued her studies in Budapest and at the Berlin Academy of Arts, where she mainly devoted her time to... Read More

The grave of Károly Koller, a high school teacher

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The Késmárki Lutheran Lyceum 1912-13. In his obituary, we can read, among other things, this about Károly Koller, who died in 1913: “... The deceased was born on January 22, 1825 in Levoča. After completing his elementary school and high school in his hometown, he came to Késmárk... Read More

Holy Cross Church in Késmárki

Building, structure

The foundations and origins of the Church of the Holy Cross date back to the early Romanesque period of the 13th century. The present-day magnificent Gothic church was built between 1444 and 1498. The reconstruction was supported by the Lords of Szapolyai and the city. Both “patr... Read More

Renaissance bell tower of Késmárki

Building, structure

Opposite the Church of the Holy Cross is the Renaissance belfry built in 1591, which is declared the most beautiful monument of the Spiš region. Similar belfries can be found in the surrounding towns and villages, e.g. Poprad, Őrlak, etc. ; The Keszmárk tower has a quadratic base... Read More

The grave of József Tschörner, the founder and director of the Keszmárk weaving and spinning school

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The weekly newspaper Rákos Vidéke reported on the death of József Tschörner on July 22, 1928: "József Tschörner, the organizer of the state weaving vocational school in Késmárk and its director until the Czech occupation, passed away after a long illness. He made lasting contribu... Read More

Dávid Frölich's house and memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Dávid Frölich (Késmárk, 1595 - Levoca, 24 April 1648) was a geographer, calendar maker, astronomer and mathematician who also had significant physical knowledge. He is a solitary figure of this century, ahead of his time in many respects. He had no students or followers, and post... Read More

The grave of pharmacist Gábor Szenczy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Gábor Szenczy worked at the Arany szarvas pharmacy owned by the Genersich family. He died at the age of 59. The white marble stone next to Gábor Szenczy's black granite tombstone probably marks the grave of his daughter, Margitka Szenczy, who died early (at the age of 14). Read More

Tomb of composer Ernő Genersich

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Between the two wars, radio stations regularly played his works, but during the real socialism he was subjected to political persecution due to his German origin. He was forced to emigrate and spent the rest of his life in Switzerland. He died at the age of 54. His remains rest i... Read More

Tomb of Charles Genersich

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Pharmacist. Signatory of the call for the establishment of the Hungarian Carpathian Association (MKE) in 1872. Member of the MKE's executive committee (-1879-), member of the Tatra branch of the Hungarian Tourist Association (MTE) (1898-). Read More