Rozsnyó

Old or Kósa-Schopper hospital

Building, structure

The so-called old hospital in Rožňov was built with donations from Dr. Károly Kós' widow, Lujza Mihalovits, who had a will to found a hospital in Rožňov under the management of the Roman Catholic Church. During the operation of the hospital, Bishop György Schopper acquired a shar... Read More

Memorial plaque of Ferenc Rákóczi II in Rozsnyó

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

In the war of independence of Ferenc Rákóczi II, the citizens of Rozsnyó also lined up under the prince's banner. On July 20, 1703, the city council decided to collect aid money for "the standing armies of our current dignified prince, our lord Ferenc Rákóczi of Upper Vadasz". Th... Read More

Historical Town Hall in Rožňany

Building, structure

One of the most important public buildings in the square, the two-storey, "U"-shaped, gabled roofed, tiled, beautifully renovated town hall was built in 1711 by merging two older, late Gothic and Renaissance buildings. The Baroque town hall consisted of a ground floor and a first... Read More

Holocaust memorial plaque (Rozsnyó)

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Until 2002, there was nothing in Rožňany to remind us that Jews had once lived in the city. In the 1970s, the city government even liquidated the Jewish cemetery, and the tombstones that had originally been removed from there gradually disappeared. After several attempts in the c... Read More

The grave of the painter Gyula Tichy

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Gyula Tichy (Rimaszombat, August 28, 1879 – Rozsnyó, June 20, 1920) was a painter, graphic artist, and brother of painter Kálmán Tichy. ; Gyula Tichy graduated from high school in Rozsnyó, and his talent for drawing was evident during his high school years. His talent began to de... Read More

The grave of Kálmán Tichy, painter, graphic artist, and writer

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Kálmán Tichy (Rozsnyó, October 31, 1888 – Budapest, October 22, 1968): painter, graphic artist, writer. His father, Mihály Tichy, was a (royal) district judge, and his brother, Gyula Tichy, was a painter. ; He studied at the free school of Simon Hollósy in Munich (1906), then at ... Read More

Holocaust Memorial in Rožňany

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The fact that a worthy memorial was inaugurated in Rožňany in 2005 was largely due to the efforts of two survivors – Tibor Ehrenfeld, who still lives in Rožňany, and Sándor Strausz, who left the city in 1968, and local historian László Kardos. The following lines can be read on t... Read More

Grave of Mátyás Nehrer, National Guard No. 48

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

On a hill in the left rear part of the cemetery, there is a double grave protected by a cast-iron fence. Outside the fence, there is a tall tree on each side. In the grave on the right lies the 48th National Guard, Mátyás Nehrer. The top of the stone obelisk is decorated with par... Read More

Rožsnyő Memorial

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Rozsnyó Memorial (György Dénes is the second from the left next to the lady with the reticule), April 22, 1941; Inscription on the back of the picture: Long ago, long ago, long ago, / The age of happy times. / Like a bird you flew away, / You will never return. / Rozsnyó, / Dánie... Read More

Rozsnyó main square

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The photo was restored by Lajos Pulen, a retired school principal. Read More