Nagymegyer

The deportation of Bishop István Cseri

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Several hundred people were deported from Nagymegyer to Hungary between May 12 and December 13, 1948. According to historian Katalin Vadkerty, 205 families were deported from the settlement between May and December 1948. Of these, 83 families owned 769 hectares of land in their h... Read More

The Nagymegyer Choir in Zselize

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In February 1956, the choir of the city organization of Csemadok was founded on the initiative of Rezső Kulcsár, the then director of the city cultural center. The mixed choir of 60-80 people worked regularly until the end of 1959. János Kopper writes about the event in the March... Read More

Inauguration of the St. Stephen street name sign

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The inauguration of the first street name sign in Nagymegyer after the change of regime was on August 19, 1990. It was initiated by parish priest László Kovács, and the initiative was also supported by mayor Vilmos Családi. The event took place in front of the Roman Catholic chur... Read More

Ceremonial unveiling of Bartók statue

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The commemoration organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Nagymegyer choir movement took place on October 24, 1992. In addition to the Bárdos Lajos Singing Association, the organizers of the jubilee commemoration included the city office, the Na... Read More

Unveiling of the statue of Béla Bartók

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The statue inauguration ceremony was led by László Varga, president of the Csemadok organization. Tibor Ág, Imre Olsvai and Béla Bartók Jr. gave speeches, who then ceremonially unveiled the statue. The mayor of the city, Sámuel Lojkovič, announced here that, based on the decision... Read More

Memorial column to the heroes of World War II in Nagymegyer

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In Nagymegyer after the change of regime in 1989, the first public monument was a memorial column to the heroes of Nagymegyer during World War II on Heroes' Square. The memorial column was commissioned by the Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemadok. Its creator was György Lipcsey... Read More

People attending the handover of the memorial column to the heroes of Nagymegyer during World War II

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In Nagymegyer after the change of regime in 1989, the first public monument was a memorial column to the heroes of Nagymegyer of World War II on Heroes' Square. The memorial column was created by the Nagymegyer Organization of Csemadok. Its creator was György Lipcsey, a sculptor ... Read More

Nagymegyr in the second half of the 19th century

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Nagymegyer had 3241 inhabitants in the second half of the 19th century. The postcard that Jozsua Goldstein from Dunaszerdahely made of the settlement is still one of the known postcards today. It shows the two churches of the town. It is interesting that the image of the Catholic... Read More

The Nagymegyer steam mill and steam bath

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Between 1867 and 1914, the population of Nagymegyer increased significantly. The increase in population influenced the establishment of new public institutions. Between 1900 and 1914, many new buildings were opened in the city. These included the Roman Catholic church, the Zárda ... Read More

The main street of Nagymegyer in 1914

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After the outbreak of World War I, there was general enthusiasm in Nagymegyer. The majority of people accepted that this was nothing more than the Hungarian nation's fight against the Serbs, who had to be punished. Although the first austerity measures came into effect immediatel... Read More