Óvár

Monument of 1848/49

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The work can be seen in the main square of the village, a metal head under a wooden pergola, surrounded by rusty chains, with a coat of arms and a sword next to it. In 2013, the monument was supplemented with a black marble plaque indicating the names of the soldiers. Read More

Andor Cross

Sacral small monument

On the edge of the village, next to the sewing shop building, there is a concrete cross. Above the body is the inscription INRI, Christ's head is bent to the right, his legs are tightly closed. On the base is an inscription, a portrait of the Virgin Mary, a cross and two angel he... Read More

Benkócs's cross

Sacral small monument

It stands in the church garden, on the right side of the entrance. A white stone Christ hangs on the renovated yellow stone cross. Above his head is the white inscription INRI. On the base is a relief of the head of the White Virgin Mary, below it is the inscription on a black ta... Read More

St. John's Chapel

Sacral small monument

The chapel in the center of the village depicts Saint John of Nepomuk with a book in his hand. The yellow chapel is surrounded by a baroque-style, brown, wrought-iron fence. The window frames are also brown, and a cross can be seen on the top and on the facade. An inscription can... Read More

The World War I and World War II Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The work is located in the main square of the village, a white marble column, three white stairs lead up to it. On one side, on a black plaque, the names of the Óvár residents who died in World War I, and on the opposite side, in gold letters, can be read in World War II. On the ... Read More

Parish building

Building, structure

The pillared house on the upper street of the village, opposite the church, is the oldest building in the village, 400 years old. It was once the hunting lodge of the Esztergom archdiocese, church property. It currently houses a parish office. There is a black memorial plaque on ... Read More

The cross standing on the site of the former church

Sacral small monument

A cross in the center of the village, made of concrete. The body of Christ is painted brown, his hands are almost vertical, his legs are close together. His gaze is upward. The inscription INRI is visible above his head. The pedestal has an inscription, and below it a cross and a... Read More

Cemetery crosses

Sacral small monument

In the middle of the cemetery stands the cross of all the dead. Next to it is the oldest cross in the cemetery, under which there are no graves. Next to the cross is a marble tablet, commemorating the priests who served in the village. The inscription INRI can be seen on the uppe... Read More

St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church

Building, structure

The building in the upper part of the village began to be built around 1870 with the contribution of the Hungarian Royal Treasury and the villagers. The population contributed either with manual labor or by moving building materials. First, the foundations of the tower were laid,... Read More

Jancsó Cross

Sacral small monument

On the edge of the village, at the beginning of the field called Hemp Field by the locals, there is a concrete cross with a white body. The arms of the body of Christ are vertical, its legs are tightly closed, its head is bent to the right. There is an inscription on its base, an... Read More