Pozsony - Óváros

Grave of Lutheran pastor Henrik Pröhle

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

He was born on January 30, 1870 in Rábakövesd. At first, his father taught him, then he studied in Rábabogyoszló, Alsószelesté, and Sopron, where he also graduated in theology. Then he went abroad and enrolled in the University of Halle in October 1892. On October 1, 1893, he was... Read More

The grave of Ferenc Sámuel Stromszky

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Ág. ev. superintendent, born 13 July 1792 in Bazin (Bratislava County), studied at the Bratislava ev. lyceum and the university in Tübingen, returning from there, he was deputy pastor in Brünn, then dean in Lemberg, preacher in Hillersdorf (Silesia), then pastor in Rajka (Moson C... Read More

The tomb of Lajos Felicides, the forty-eighth soldier

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the middle of the cemetery we find the black marble obelisk, on which the following inscription can be read: ; Here lies / Felicides / Lajos / retired royal land registrar / forty-eighth soldier / 1826–1909. / Blessings on his ashes! / Feigler Read More

The grave of Gábor Vajna Pávai

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Gábor Pávai Vajna (Debrecen, 18 Feb. 1851 – Bratislava, 31 May 1913) was a physician. He obtained his medical degree in 1877 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Budapest. From 1877 to 1882 he worked at the 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, and from 1882 he was the chief... Read More

Fritz Wowy's tombstone

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Fritz Wowy died in the air battle of Görz (now Gorizia, Italy) in the summer of 1917.   On the tombstone we see a young man standing on the back of a bird with outstretched wings. He wears an open, flowing cloak on his naked body, and holds a wreath of glory in his hand. The tomb... Read More

Tomb of Sámuel Kámory

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Sámuel Kámory (Kurp), abbot of the Roman Catholic lyceum, orientalist and Bible translator, born in Bakabánya in 1830. He studied in Selmeczbánya, graduated in theology in Bratislava, where he later worked as an assistant teacher for two years. During this time, he mainly dealt w... Read More

The grave of Kálmán Hazslinszky

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Prešov, 1869 — Bratislava, 1907. Painter. He developed his artistic skills at the Model Drawing School in Budapest. He worked in Budapest and then in Bratislava. He painted naturalistic portraits. ; He obtained a diploma as an art teacher in secondary school and secondary vocatio... Read More

The tomb of Matthias Dobrovits

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Born in Bratislava in 1850 and died here in 1919. Son of the chief magistrate of Bratislava, Mihály Dobrovits. He studied in Vienna and has been a doctor of medicine since 1875. ; Doctor of universal medicine, chief physician of the Bratislava State Hospital, professor of public ... Read More

Aspremont Summer Palace

Building, structure

The one-story, symmetrical Baroque creation stands on the northern edge of the site, facing the street, with a ground plan that follows the curve of the street and has several broken axes. One of the most beautiful parts of the building is the richly decorated, late Baroque-style... Read More

Royal Hungarian State Hospital

Building, structure

“The Hungarian Royal State Hospital faces Eindlicher Street (Americké námestie) with its main façade, Radlinského Street (Radlinsky Street) with its northern wing, and Mickiewicz Street (Mickiewiczova Street) with its southern wing and entrance. It occupies a total area of 18,573... Read More