Martos

Reformed Church in Martos

Building, structure

There are no written records of when the first Catholic church or chapel was built in the village. The memory of the village residents, passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, has preserved the location of the church as being near the current village office. T... Read More

Memorial plaque to the heroic dead of World War I and II

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial plaque to the heroic dead of the Martos Reformed congregation is located in the Reformed church. Read More

Memorial plaque to the Hungarians of Martos who were deported by the Beneš decrees

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On September 29, 2012, a memorial plaque was placed on the wall of the church in memory of the Hungarians of Martos who were deported by the Beneš decrees. The plaque reads verse 11.7b of the Book of Judges: "For you hated me and drove me out of my father's house." Read More

Millennium monument and monument to the first written mention of the village

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Between the gate of the Reformed church and the lake stands the millennium monument erected on August 18, 2001, next to it is the monument to the first written mention of the village from 2002. The millennium monument was supplemented in 2002 with a commemorative plaque on the 75... Read More

Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Wendelin

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Wendel was consecrated in 2004. There was a Catholic chapel in the village until the mid-19th century, but only the statue of Saint Wendel has survived. The chapel was built by István Katona with his own funds. Its walls are decorated ... Read More

Bust of Árpád Feszty

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The bust of Árpád Feszty stands in the Árpád Feszty Cultural Park, which has been operating since 2001. Read More

Memorial plaque for the founding of the Csemads

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The commemorative plaque was erected by the Csemadok foundation in 1999 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Association's founding. Read More

Lajos Vecsey's memorial plaque

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Lajos Vecsey was the director of the village's cultural life between the two world wars, as well as an assistant notary and a village judge. In 1945, he was brutally beaten to death by the village commissar. In the center of the village, on the wall of the restaurant (formerly th... Read More

Millennium trees in Martos

Other - other

Among the folk traditions in Martos, the spring-waiting round dance before Easter, the pilikézé, is famous. The youth of the village used to go to the shores of Lake Horváth – they greeted the rebirth of nature by dancing. In 1896, on the thousandth anniversary of the conquest, t... Read More

Martos Country House

Country house, craft house

Due to its geographical location, the village was quite isolated from the surrounding villages. This factor, among other things, contributed to the fact that many elements of traditional folk culture and folk architecture survived longer in Martos than in the surrounding villages... Read More