Nyitra

The grave of Jenő Szilágyi

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The grave of the venerable Jenő Szilágyi of Lower-Upper Székelyföldvár and Harasztosi, parish priest of the Archdiocese of Esztergom, and the altar of the golden mass. Read More

The tomb of Gellért Váry

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Gellért Váry (Meister Gellért, Csongrád, February 2, 1843 – Nyitra, February 16, 1929) was a Piarist monk, novice master, and general assistant of his order in Rome. ; After completing six grades of high school, he entered the order on September 22, 1858. After completing his stu... Read More

Grave of conductor and composer Lipót Dusinszky

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Dusinszky Lipót, cathedral conductor, church music writer, born in Szupihora, Bohemia, in 1833, from where he left for Hungary in the late 1840s and has since served the artistic interests of our country in Nyitra, where he also completed his schooling and where he first worked a... Read More

Grave of chimney sweeper József Ronchetti

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József Ronchetti, chimney sweep master, commander and district fire inspector in Nitra, where he worked from 1860, on 23 August 1863 he received permission from the city to form a gymnastics club, on 1 January 1869 he founded the Nitra volunteer fire department. ; He died on 28 O... Read More

Votive cross

Sacral small monument

Where the cross stands was still the edge of the city in 1767. Here, near the former Hangman's Hill, the route from the south reached the city. The cross was "squeezed" into the area between the railway and the busy road running alongside it. The cross arms and the body have been... Read More

Nitra graduation ceremony

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The photo was taken at the Pedagogical College in Nyitra in 1966. In the middle of the photo is Dénes Pál, currently a retired teacher in Nagybalog, who graduated in biology and geography. ; "Lucky is the student who falls into the hands of a conscientious teacher" can be read in... Read More

Jánošík's power and capture

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Note: ; Original source: Hungarian Folk Poetry Collection XIII., 1914. 440. ; Further information: Rosemary Wreath. Folk poetry of the Hungarian regions of Slovakia. (Ed. László Kósa.) 1979. 370. The Sea Lady. Arnold Ipolyi's manuscript folklore collection from the whole of Hunga... Read More