Nyitra

St. Ladislaus Piarist Monastery, Church and Gymnasium

Building, structure

The monastery complex, consisting of a church, a college and a gymnasium, was built in several stages. The foundation stone of the complex was laid on June 9, 1701, during the time of Bishop László Mattyasovszky. In the first stage, the chapel of the left wing of the monastery wa... Read More

Synagogue

Building, structure

On September 19, 1911, on the Jewish New Year, the neolog synagogue in Nitra was dedicated, which was built according to the plans of the local Jewish community, Lipót Baumhorn (1860-1932). The renowned architect designed several synagogues in Hungary, his creations include the o... Read More

County Hall

Building, structure

The County Hall is located in the neighborhood of the oldest part of the city, at the foot of the Nitra Castle Hill and the Upper Town. Archaeological research conducted in the 1990s in the basement of its western wing revealed the remains of buildings that can be assumed to be t... Read More

Assumption of the Virgin Mary statue group

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

(Mary Column and Statue Group, Immaculata Memorial, Votive Plague Column) ; ; The Assumption Statue Group is a religious-themed statue group located in the city of Nyitra, on the Castle Hill, in the area of the square in front of the bridge leading to the castle gate. The sacred-... Read More

Honvéd Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Sándor Finta won the competition for a statue to commemorate the heroic deaths of the soldiers of the 14th Honvéd Infantry Regiment in Nitra. He had already made the plaster models in 1916; in the first version, the dead Honvéd has a cap on his head, while in the second version i... Read More

Memorial cross of József Nyakas

Sacral small monument

The memorial cross of József Nyakas is located next to the wall of King St. Stephen's Church. Read More

St. Stephen's Church

Building, structure

The single-nave, Romanesque church from the 10th century has undergone many changes over the centuries. In the 12th century, the horseshoe-shaped sanctuary was replaced by a semicircular one, and then the choir was built. The church was expanded with a Gothic-style sacristy in th... Read More

Grave of Major General Géza Szathmáry

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Major General Géza Szathmáry was the commander of the Gyula Defence Regiment (2nd Regiment) as a colonel in the First World War. His name became famous during the Great War when he rushed out of the besieged Przemysl Castle at the head of his defence forces on March 19, 1915. His... Read More

The grave of Imre Erdősi

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Imre Erdősi, originally named Imre Poleszni (Nyitra, November 4, 1814 - Nitra, January 9, 1890) was a Piarist monk, teacher, and a camp chaplain in the 1848-49 War of Independence. ; Imre Erdősi was born into a bourgeois family. His father, Ambrus Poleszni, was a shoemaker in Nit... Read More

Kluch Palace

Building, structure

The two-story Kluch Palace was built in the Empire style between 1818 and 1821. It was built by Bishop József Kluch for the canons. His coat of arms, held by two angels, can be seen above the portal. The Atlas statue on the corner was carved by Master Lőrinc in 1820, whom the loc... Read More