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Small county hall in Levoča

Building, structure

Since ancient times, the general assemblies of Spiš County were held in the Spiš Castle, in Váralja or in some other place in the county. Levoča, as the seat of the Saxon province, and then since the middle of the 14th century, a royal city, had no connection with the county. Dur... Read More

Large county hall in Levoča

Building, structure

The county hall was built in the Empire style between 1805 and 1831 according to the plans of the architect Antal Povolny. It was the most representative county hall of historical Hungary, and served as the seat of Szepes County until 1922. The building was later used for adminis... Read More

Church of St. James of Levoča

Building, structure

The St. James Parish Church is one of the most beautiful medieval churches in historical Hungary and the largest in the Spiš region. The three-nave church began to be built in the Romanesque style in 1245. It was built for nearly 100 years, and in the meantime it was gradually re... Read More

The grave of Chief Servant Judge Mátyás Mercz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

In the deaths column of the Sunday Newspaper published on June 9, 1901, we can read: “Mátyás Mercz, central chief civil servant, Levski, died at the age of 63.” Read More

Grave of Parish Priest Pál Still

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Pál Still was the parish priest of the Catholic faithful of Levoča for 26 years. In the chapter discussing the Church of St. James in his thesis entitled A Brief Description of the Art History of the City of Levoča, Dr. Kálmán Demkó refers to a writing by Pál Still as follows: “T... Read More

The grave of parish priest József Gyulaffy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

In the obituary column of the daily newspaper Magyarország published on January 27, 1906, we can read the following lines: "József Gyulaffy, a regular religion teacher at the Levoča high school, a communion priest in the Spiš diocese, a high school orator, the custodian of the hi... Read More

The grave of Mrs. Albert Görgey

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The Zsedényi family was one of the most important and richest families in the city of Levoča. Since the two Zsedényi sisters could no longer be buried in the Lutheran cemetery when they died, they were laid to rest in the city's public cemetery. Their tombstone was moved from the... Read More

The grave of Miklós Fedor, a member of the Hungarian National Assembly

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Miklós Fedor (September 1, 1874, Nagyszombat – June 17, 1948, Levoča) ; Clerk of the Levoča branch of the MKE (Hungarian Carpathian Association) (1903-1904-), secretary (1910-). ; As a candidate of the OKSZP (National Christian Socialist Party), he won a seat in the Prague Nation... Read More

Grave of historian and archivist Frigyes Sváby

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Frigyes Sváby of Svabóczi and Tótfalvi (Tótfalu, Szepes county), 4 August 1834 – 21 April 1904, Levoča) was a historian, county archivist and keeper of the joint archives of the Csáky family. ; He completed his schooling in Levoča, Rožňava and Pest, then went to the University of... Read More

The resting place of Dr. Lajos Neogrády, the last vice-governor of Szepes County.

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Dr. Lajos Neogrády (August 31, 1860, Sztracena - August 8, 1924, Levoča) was the deputy governor of Szepes County. He was a member of the central committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Levoča (1908-1913), honorary president (1918). He was a member of the Tourism Committe... Read More