Léva

The memorial plaque of Count János Esterházy in Léva

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Léva Memorial Plaque Committee, which was formed to erect the Léva Esterházy plaque, announced a single-round, open tender on April 26, 2012, for the design and construction of the relief memorial plaque of the martyr politician. ; The deadline for submitting the tender was M... Read More

Schoeller roller mill

Building, structure

The agricultural boom that began in 1849 played a major role in the development of the city. As a traditional agricultural area, Léva and its surroundings had good prospects for development. As far as investment opportunities were concerned, the increase in demand for grain was p... Read More

Knapp House

Building, structure

The Knapp House, which has been renovated with great care, is now home to the Arany Sas Szálló. Dávid Knapp had his lavish, Art Nouveau-style house built on the site of the Majtényi family's single-story house in 1905-1906. He was a Jewish merchant and entrepreneur: he dealt in a... Read More

Lion Hostel

Building, structure

The Oroszlán Hotel is a stately building on the corner of the main square and Vörös Hadsereg Street (formerly Teleky Street). It was built on the site of the old Oroszlán Restaurant and Grand Inn, which burned down on October 8, 1879. For a while, the idea was to renovate the bui... Read More

István Koháry memorial column in Léván

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The monument to István Koháry was erected at the site of his death in the battle against the Turks in the northern part of Léva. It was damaged by a tree falling in a storm, but was renovated in 2001. ; István Koháry was born in 1616 in a still unknown place. His mother was Borbá... Read More

SZMKE's first women's college in Léva

Postcard

The first folk high school in the Highlands was organized in Léván in 1942 by the SzMKE with the support of ONCSA. The folk high school was such a success that this year I organized two folk high schools under the auspices of the SzMKE, the necessary funds for this were provided ... Read More

The triumph of the Gyöngyösbokréta of Léva

Other - other

(Lévai Ujság, II. vol. 37. issue, 4 September 1935) ; Léva is often remembered as the cultural center of Slovakia. And rightly so, because many Hungarian movements of national importance have already started from the city stretching out at the foot of the old castle. On 1 Septemb... Read More

Gyula Halász is dancing

Other - other

The leader of the Garam Menti Folk Dance Ensemble dances at the XXV. National Folk Art Festival in Zselíz. ; The ensemble was founded in 1952 alongside the Lévai basic organization of the Csemadok. The founders' goal was to introduce, promote and preserve local and regional folkl... Read More

Pál Kadosa Piano Concerto

Cultural heritage

Kadosa (Weisz) Pál (1903–1983), one of the greatest pianists, music pedagogues, and composers of his generation, and a leading figure in Hungarian music life after 1945, was born in Léva. He spent eight years there, then moved with his mother and younger brother to his grandparen... Read More

Lévai goose – variant name: Garammenti goose”

Foreign national part value

Until recently, the Léva goose, also known as the Garammen goose, was an inseparable part of our natural, gastronomic and cultural heritage. Grazing geese were a defining feature of the meadows and stubble fields between the villages along the Garam and Ipoly rivers. The traditio... Read More