Rozsnyó

The grave of Dr. Lajos Stech, a member of the National Guard from 1848/49

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The cemetery in Rožňov contains the graves of many members of the National Guard of 1848/49. The doctor Dr. Lajos Stech, who died in Rožňov at the age of 82, also participated in the War of Independence as a member of the National Guard. Read More

Resting place of Dr. László Kathona, lawyer

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Dr. László Kathona was born in Rimaszécs in 1864. He was the chief prosecutor of Rozsnyó, the chief guardian of the Reformed diocese, and a member of the city's representative body. László Kathona's house hosted the social, public education, literary and political weekly Sajó-Vid... Read More

Grave of József Mikulik, lawyer and historian

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

József Mikulik (Dobsina, January 26, 1852 – Rozsnyó, January 14, 1886) was a public and promissory lawyer, deputy notary, archivist, and historian. ; József Mikulik was born in Dobsina in 1852 to a poor mining family. His father was Mikulik Simon and his mother was Rachel Mária. ... Read More

The grave of World War I hero Miklós Egyed

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The following report was published in the issue of the Rozsnyói Híradó on November 21, 1915: ; ; "He died for the homeland ... ; - Funeral of Miklós Egyed - ; ; He was a young man with a poetic inclination. All fire, all flame. His soul was full of the image of the homeland and h... Read More

Former Chamber of Mining building

Building, structure

The mineral resources that could be extracted in the area played a key role in both the founding of the town and its medieval rise. As can be seen in many other mining towns in the Highlands (e.g. Selmec), the mine shafts run directly under the settlement. A system of cellars and... Read More

Rozsnyó Fire Tower, also known as Rákóczi Watchtower

Building, structure

The regular, rectangular main square of Rozsnyó, a rich mining town of medieval origin, inhabited by German settlers, is the largest medieval square in the Uplands. In the middle of it stands the 36.5 m high Fire Tower, also known as the Rákóczi Watchtower. ; The slender, tall st... Read More

Statue of Countess Franciska Andrássy in Rozsny

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Franziska Seraphica Hablawetz (Vienna, October 4, 1838 – Munich, October 26, 1902) was a Viennese bourgeois, wife of Count Dénes Andrássy, patron of the arts. ; Born on October 4, 1838 in Vienna to Franz Hablawetz and Barbara Dossler, a bourgeois couple. She married Count Dénes A... Read More

The tomb of Dr. Sándor Markó, royal notary

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Sándor Markó, a legal scholar and royal notary, was born in Rozsnyó in 1847. He was a parliamentary stenographer for a short time, but after obtaining his law degree he settled in Rimaszombat. ; In 1875, when the royal notary institution was established, he submitted an applicati... Read More

Grave of Sámuel Sthymmel, national guard member and mayor of 1848/49

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The cemetery in Rozsnyó contains the graves of many national guardsmen from 1848/49. Sámuel Sthymmel also participated in the War of Independence as a national guard. ; "The last person to sit in the always respected chair of chief judge of the well-organized mining town of Rozsn... Read More

The grave of Vendel Branszky

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Vendel Branszky was born on November 10, 1844 in Rožňava, and died on September 29, 1915, also in Rožňava. His grave is located in sector 8 of the city's public cemetery. In the October 3, 1915 issue of the Rozsnyói Hiradó we can read the following obituary: "The death of Vendel ... Read More