Nagymegyer

Students of the Zárda school in Nagymegyer, 1929

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The Zárda school began the 1928/29 school year with 182 students and ended with 200 students. The school's principal was Sister Palmira Schramil. The contemporary photo was taken at the end of the 1928/29 school year. Among the students are teacher Hedvig Bukovy and dean József M... Read More

Students of the Zárda school in Nagymegyer, 1931

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At the beginning of the 1930/31 school year, 186 students attended the Zárda school. The teaching was carried out according to the new curriculum that came into effect that year. Unemployment in the city was still significant. Therefore, the social support with which the school s... Read More

Students of the Zárda school in Nagymegyer at the beginning of the 20th century

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The school, built in 1902, was named “Saint Elzeár School”. The nuns taught. The girls studied in combined classes in the three classrooms of the building. The school board had no say in the life and management of the school. Although school attendance was compulsory, during the ... Read More

Students of the Zárda school in Nagymegyer, 1933

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At the beginning of the 1932/33 school year, the number of enrolled children increased, albeit slightly, and reached 199. Support for poor children was also provided in this school year. This was partly supported by Charitas, which provided the children with winter clothing. The ... Read More

Nagymegyer Jewish school, 1935

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The third denominational school in the town was the Jewish school. The Israelite school had one classroom. On February 12, 1922, the roof of the school collapsed under the heavy snowfall. After that, the 72 students of the school visited the vacant kindergarten building in the vi... Read More

The bell-ringing riders of Nagymegyer, 1936

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The largest bell of the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, the Wéber Bell, was consecrated in 1936. The bell was made by the Wéber couple and cast by a Transcarpathian master, Ferenc Egri. It weighed 85 kg. The Nagymegyer horsemen seen in the photo also marched at the bell conse... Read More

Nagymegyer Hungarian Language Elementary School, 1956

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The Hungarian-language primary school (Eight-Year Secondary School) began teaching in the 1950/51 school year after World War II, with 378 students. The first principal of the school was Pál Hencz. The photo taken in 1956 shows class 6 C, the head teacher Magda Cséfalvay, and the... Read More

Postcard from Nagymegyer, 1940

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According to the 1st Vienna Decision of 2 November 1938, Csallóköz and thus Nagymegyer were annexed to Hungary again. The Hungarian state authorities made a very precise overview of the annexed territories. Based on this, we know that in 1939 Nagymegyer had 4644 inhabitants. The ... Read More

Landscaping of the main square of Nagymegyer

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After 1949, Nagymegyer became the district seat. As a result, new investments began in the settlement. These included the landscaping of the main square and the construction of the district national committee building in the central part of the city. In the photo taken in 1950, i... Read More

Nagymegyer District National Committee Building

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In 1949, the Nagymegyer District was established. After that, the Nagymegyer District Committee building was built in the city center. This building is visible in the photo taken in the first half of the 1950s. The Nagymegyer District was abolished in 1960, and after that, the bu... Read More