Komárom

Statue of György Klapka in Komárom

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In memory and honor of the city's heroic defender, the people of Komárom inaugurated a statue on November 15, 1896. Its creator was József Róna. From that day on, the wreath-laying ceremony of the statue on March 15 was the biggest holiday in the city. During the first Czechoslov... Read More

The monument to the martyrs of Arad in Révkomárom

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

For more than a century and a half, the old Komárom did not have a public monument to honor the memory of the martyrs of Arad - and as an important stronghold of the War of Independence and as a city that later mourned the martyrs of Arad, it deserved one. The Jókai Public Educat... Read More

Bust of Ladislaus V.

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Historiography also knows Ladislaus V as Ladislaus the Posthumous, as he was born a few months after the death of his father, the first Hungarian king from the Habsburg house, Albert, in 1440. His mother, Queen Elisabeth of Luxembourg, fled pregnant to the city of Komárom, taking... Read More

Memorial plaque commemorating the Komárom rally of January 8, 1994

Statue, monument, plaque

The memorial plaque was erected in memory of the Komárom assembly of January 8, 1994 by the Komárom Territorial Election of the Csemads in 2009. ; ; “Komárom 1994” ; An event of historic proportions took place on January 8, 1994 in the stronghold of Hungarian spirituality, Révkom... Read More

Commemorative plaque for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Csemadok

Statue, monument, plaque

The commemorative plaque was commissioned by the parent organization for the 50th anniversary of the Association's founding. Read More

Bust of Jókai on Erzsébet Island in Komárom

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A joyful event took place on the morning of November 28, 2020 on the Erzsébet Island in Komárom. The city government, together with representatives of the Jókai Public Education and Museum Association, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its re-establishment, unveiled th... Read More

Liliomfi at the Jókai Days

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The Forrás stage of the Duna Street Elementary and High School in Bratislava. Director: László Molnár; From left: Magda Károlyi, Mihály Richtarcsik, László Huszár, Mária Haraszti, Frigyes Szabó. Read More

Jókai Days in Komárom

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May 1984 - KOMÁROM - JÓKAI NAPOK - here we heard the news of Duray's imprisonment, who even then saved the Hungarian schools (the draft law would have allowed for the gradual reduction of teaching subjects in the Slovak language in Hungarian schools as an administrative option by... Read More

Wedding group photo of Béla Feszty and Ilka Csepy

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Béla Feszty, who studied law, was the sub-notary of Komárom County from 1892, and from the following year he also held the position of chief civil servant of the Udvardi district. During his years in Komárom, he also played a leading role in the social life of the county, so his ... Read More

Studio group photo of the Feszty family

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The photograph shows the 5 sons of Szilveszter Feszty, who changed his name from Rehrenbeck to Feszty and was ennobled in 1888. Perhaps the creation of the picture can also be linked to this latter event. On the left is the most famous member of the family, the painter Árpád Fesz... Read More