Selmecbánya

The grave of Dr. Imre Tóth

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

It is no coincidence that in one of his short stories, Kálmán Mikszáth wrote satirically about Selmecbánya, and spoke in an ironic tone about the health condition of the people here. Unfortunately, behind the statements that almost seemed like caustic mockery, there was a lot of ... Read More

Chapel of Saint Elizabeth in Banská Bystrica

Building, structure

One of the most important and richest settlements of medieval Hungary, Selmecbánya was elevated to the rank of a free royal city even before the Tatar invasion. Its outstanding importance was due to the rich gold and silver deposits located nearby, the exploitation of which laid ... Read More

The grave of Antal Péch

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the Old Cemetery of Selmecbánya, near the Piargi Gate, in the protected grave number 293, lies the former mining engineer and writer, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Antal Péch. ; On his grayish-white tombstone, it is read: ; "ANTAL PÉCH / ministeria... Read More

The grave of Antal Kerpely

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The Kerpelys also occupy a prominent place among the distinguished teachers of the Selmecbánya Academy. Antal Kerpely the Elder, a world-famous scientist and researcher in ferrous metallurgy, an outstanding figure among the institute's teachers, the creator of metallurgical liter... Read More

Tomb of István Boleman

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

István Boleman, János Boleman of Dezsér, was born in Léva on March 22, 1843, the fifth of ten children of the Léva landowner, pharmacist and noblewoman Mária Braunmüller. He was a student of the Piarist junior high school in Léva between 1852 and 1856, and then completed high sch... Read More

The grave of Emil Grillusz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The Selmec Academy had some very talented but unfortunate students and teachers. Some of them started their careers well, but later collapsed, their energy being consumed by the many small jobs and failures. It was not the many technical papers and books that made their names imm... Read More

The grave of Jenő Platzer, 48th Army Soldier

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the left part of the cemetery, on the hillside, we find the grave surrounded by a low iron grate. The following inscription can be read on the granite column lifted from the foundation: “Platzer Jenő Nyug. kir. számtanácsos 48-as honvéd 1828–1909 Platzer Franciska 1832–1914 Pe... Read More

The grave of Gusztáv Liszkay

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The mining engineer and teacher Gusztáv Liszkay is considered by the profession primarily as one of the creators of the Hungarian technical and official language. Dr. Jenő Faller wrote about him in his series Our Forgotten Greats that although “there are no outstanding great work... Read More

The grave of botanist Tibor Blattny

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Tibor Blattny (1883-1969) was born in Košice and studied forestry at Selmec between 1900 and 1903. He passed the state examination in 1905 and from 1906 to 1916, until the death of Lajos Fekete, he worked as a collaborator in the plant geographical mapping of the entire country. ... Read More

The grave of academic teacher Lajos Cseh

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In one of the cemeteries in Bány Selmec, in plot number 463 of the Frauenberi cemetery opposite Piarikapu, lies Lajos Cseh, a mining advisor, academic teacher, and head of the geology department of the Selmec mining administration. His tomb is located near the cemetery chapel ded... Read More