Nagymegyer

Monument to the Deportees and Displaced Persons

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial was unveiled in 1996, on the occasion of the first meeting of the deported and resettled population of Nagymegyer. During the period of statelessness, between 1945-48, 539 people (including 83 children) were deported to the Czech Republic and 205 families were resett... Read More

Reformed Church

Building, structure

The oldest monument of the city is the Reformed church built in 1785, which was inaugurated on December 4, 1785, during a ceremonial service. The construction of the church continued at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1801, the previously unauthorized tower was built under ... Read More

Memorial plaque of György Besnyei

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

One of the prominent personalities of the Reformed population of Nagymegyer, György Besnyei, was born in the city and was a Bible translator. We do not have precise data about his birth and childhood. Based on his mention of his birth year in his 73rd year, we can conclude that i... Read More

St. Nicholas Church

Building, structure

The third church of the Roman Catholic Church of Nagymegyer. The foundation stone was laid on February 8, 1899. The church was built by Princess Adalheidis-Sabran Pontevés of Köröspatak Kálnoki from Csíssó. It was consecrated in a festive setting on October 28, 1900. Its furnishi... Read More

Memorial plaque of Bishop István Cseri

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Bishop István Cseri was the Roman Catholic parish priest of Nagymegyer between 1944 and 1948. In 1947, he visited the Hungarian families of Nagymegyer who had been deported to Czechoslovakia to offer them spiritual comfort. The authorities retaliated against all of this in 1948 a... Read More

Statue of Our Lady of the Hungarians

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue was erected in 1898 by Mihály László and his wife Julianna Mészáros. The statue stood in the city center, on today's Béla Bartók Square, until 1945. It was removed from there and placed in its current location in front of the Roman Catholic parish. It was restored afte... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

Cultural heritage

The statue standing in the courtyard of the Roman Catholic Parish of Nagymegyer was made in 1783. The creator of the stone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk is unknown. The statue originally stood on the bank of a stream flowing next to today's Pozsonyi Street. Read More

The Zárda school building

Building, structure

It was built next to the St. Nicholas Church in Nagymegyer in 1902. Its builder was the Countess of Csicsó, Adalheidis Kálnoki Köröspataki-Sabran Pontevés, who built the school and the church in memory of her deceased son Henrik and her husband, Prince Sabran Pontevés. The counte... Read More

Memorial plaque of the priest-poet Jenő Farkas

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Jenő Farkas (1922-1979) was a Roman Catholic priest, poet, and translator. He served as a priest in Nagymegyer in the 1960s. The Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemadok and the Nagymegyer Roman Catholic Parish created the memorial plaque in memory of this, on the occasion of the ... Read More

Statue of the Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The small sacral monument located on Heroes' Square is one of the oldest church statues in the city, as it was made in 1806. The statue was restored in 1938 with the help of Miklós Binka. The statue is surrounded by an iron fence. Read More