Léva

The 1848/49 War Memorial in Léva

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The most brilliant victory of the glorious spring campaign of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1849 was won by the Hungarian army troops led by Generals Klapka and Damjanich at Nagysalló, located about 20 km south of the town of Léva in the Highlands, on April 19, 1849, again... Read More

Burial place of the Sisters of Mercy

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In 1880, the Léva nursery and girls' school, the convent school, was founded in Léva, where the Sisters of Mercy from Szatmár, named after Saint Vincent de Paul, carried out their educational work until 1945. In 1946, the Tesitel order moved into the former monastery of the Piari... Read More

The grave of István Máriássy, first lieutenant of the Hungarian hussar army, lieutenant governor, and mayor of Léva.

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Son of Ferenc Máriássy, a landowner, and Mária Kocsis. Born in 1831, a practicing lawyer. Unmarried. Joined the 16th (Érsekújvár) Home Guard Battalion in October 1848. Sergeant, lieutenant in February 1849, in his unit and aide-de-camp to Major Simonffy's Oradea brigade commander... Read More

World War I memorial cross in Lévan

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the garden of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, surrounded by lush vegetation - and therefore easily overlooked - stands the cross that was erected in memory of those who fell in World War I. The cross, mounted on a pedestal made of carved stone, is made entirely of cas... Read More

Gábor Baross' relief and memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On the main square of Léva, on the corner of the so-called Kálvin-udvar, there is a small 33×29 cm relief by Gábor Baross. Gábor Baross graduated from the so-called small gymnasium in Léva between 1857 and 1861 with the Piarists. Then in the summer of 1891 he paid an official vis... Read More

Synagogue in Levant

Building, structure

The first written mention of Jews in Levain dates back to 1713. However, the mass settlement of Jews can only be dated to the 1930s. In 1840, the first parish and Jewish school were founded. Two years later, the Jews of Levain applied to the authorities to designate a place for t... Read More

Kálvin's Court, Léva

Building, structure

The foundation stone of the Calvinist Court in Léva, designed by architect Rezső Czibulka, was laid in a festive setting on October 31, 1908. The building was completed the following year at a cost of 250,000 gold crowns by the Léva Reformed community. ; The building was national... Read More

Memorial plaque of Kálmán Kittenberger

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque of Kálmán Kittenberger was erected in 2010 by the Slovak Chamber of Hunters and the Slovak Forestry Company and placed on the wall of the company's headquarters in Léva on Koháry Street. The ceremonial inauguration took place as part of the 15th Léva Hunters' ... Read More

Klain House

Building, structure

The Klain House was built in the spirit of Art Nouveau and eclecticism between 1902 and 1903 for the Ede Klain family. According to historical sources, the southeastern bastion of the city fortification stood here, as well as its gate, which was known as the Market Gate or the Bá... Read More

The Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Léva

Building, structure

"The initiator of the Roman Catholic girls' school in Léva of the Sisters of Mercy named after Saint Vincent de Paula was Imre Szepesi, a Budapest-born university professor, because he experienced that girls' education here, and even elementary education itself, did not meet the ... Read More