Losonc

Ferenc Kubiny's house in Losonc

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The one-story building at No. 11, located in the northeastern part of the main street of Losonc, which the locals called the “gateway house” for a long time, has been the entrance to the shopping street called Arany Street since 1993. The spacious, arched entrance and the barrel-... Read More

The Lechner villa in Losonc

Building, structure

Ödön Lechner, the most prominent representative of Hungarian Art Nouveau architecture (1845-1914), designed not only the Blue Church in Bratislava, but also the house at number 13 Jókai Street in Losonc. The building currently used as a nursery was built in 1910 as the family vil... Read More

The Ráday crypt in Losonc

Built heritage

Pál Ráday was born in Losonc in 1677. He was a student of the local secondary school. From 1703 he was the personal secretary of Ferenc Rákóczi II, the author of the declaration of the War of Independence and his war reports. We can find more of his divine songs in the Reformed h... Read More

The Reformed Cemetery of Losonc

Memorial site

The written history of the Losonc Reformed Cemetery begins with the burial of Pál Ráday in 1733. "On Sept. 20, I laid the body of my dear lord in the new crypt made in the Losonc cemetery," his widow Klára Kajali noted. In the patent market town that converted to the Reformed fai... Read More

The Reformed Church of Losonc

Built heritage

The church with its 65 m high tower was built in its current neo-Gothic form in 1854 according to the design of the Pest master builder János Wagner. The eastern end of the 25 x 11 m nave is polygonal, where the painted, carved pulpit stands, the only surviving 19th century piece... Read More

The tomb chapel of Antal Serly in Losonc

Built heritage

Antal Serly Sr., a citizen of Losonc, had a tomb chapel built for himself and his family in the Losonc public cemetery in 1874. According to his will, the chapel was to be opened every year on All Souls' Day, where masses were previously held. This tradition no longer exists. His... Read More

Gyula Szabó Memorial House

Building, structure

Gyula Szabó (1907-1972) is a distinguished painter, born in Budapest but living in Losonc continuously since the age of two. He left behind an extremely rich oeuvre, both in terms of themes and the techniques he used. After his death, his widow, Kinga Szabó, initiated the establi... Read More

The Szilassy Castle in Losonc

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In Losonc, on the banks of the Tugár stream, under protected plane trees, stands the Szilassy castle, a historic building with a long history, but which has been empty for years. The excavation assumes a 17th century baroque mansion in the ground floor of the building. The street... Read More

Ferenc Kubinyi's house Losonc

Building, structure

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