Máriatölgyes - Értéktár

Illésházy Castle in Máriatölgyes

Building, structure

The former Illésházy Castle stands in the center of the city. The four-winged, multi-story, towered, simple Baroque building had 60 rooms and a chapel. ; The construction work of the castle was started in the 1740s by Count Illésházy Gáspár Illésházy (1593 –1648). After his death... Read More

St. James Church in Máriatölgyes, pilgrimage site of Our Lady

Building, structure

Máriatölgyes is located in the middle section of the Váh River, on the alluvium of the Tölgyes stream, in the Illava Valley. The 1193 charter mentions it as "terra Dubnicza" and it was the property of the Vratslav and Piskin brothers. Until 1439 it belonged to the noble families.... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Máriatölgyes

Sacral small monument

Saint John of Nepomuk is the patron saint of rivers, bridges, sailors, water millers, and fishermen. He is considered a martyr of the secret of confession. In some places, he is the patron saint of drowning people, miners, and salt miners. ; The statue standing in the parkland in... Read More

Pilgrimage in Máriatölgyesen

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the feudal era, it was a penal instrument used to humiliate, punish and dishonour the convicted, and it was generally used by various penal authorities in the German-populated areas of our country since the 13th century and since the 1532 code of Charles V. After 1786, it was ... Read More