Selmecbánya

Klopacska (knocker, noisemaker, die Klopf), Banská Bystrica

Building, structure

An indispensable accessory of the old Hungarian mining towns was the signaling and alarm device called the noise tree, the knocker or, in Slovak, the klopacská. It was made of a solid maple plank with a finger-sized slit in the middle, suspended by a cord, and struck with a hamme... Read More

Town Hall, Banská Bystrica

Building, structure

The origins of the Town Hall date back to the 14th century. The previously single-storey building was given its current form in 1787-88, and its tower was also built at that time. The tower is notable for its clock, the hands of which indicate the passage of time in reverse: the ... Read More

Grave of Ármin Ormay, teacher, lieutenant of the 48th Hungarian Army

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Szakolca, Nyitra m., 1825. Feb. 21., r. cat. (Probably the same as the son of János Kotasek and Józefa Kovarik named Hermann, baptized in Szakolca on the mentioned day.) Graduated from high school. Unmarried. (His wife became Éva Rozsnyavszky, died Selmecbánya, 1888.) ; 1848. Oct... Read More

Szélaknai (Hegybányai, Piargi) gate

Building, structure

Originally built in the Renaissance style in 1554, it is the only remaining part of the city's four former gates. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style at the end of the first third of the 18th century. It is also known as the Hegybányai or Piargi Gate, which was protected by a wal... Read More

Grave of Ministerial Councilor and Teacher Ottó Schwartz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

In the grave number 295 of the Selmec Cemetery lies the former distinguished teacher of the academy, physicist and scholarly writer Ottó Schwartz. Jenő Sobó mentioned in his obituary about the students' favorite "Papa Schwartz" in 1910: "With him, a typical figure has emerged fro... Read More

Holy Trinity statue in Banská Bystrica

Sacral small monument

The Trinity Square (Oberer Ring, Trojicné námestie), as its German name suggests, was also called the “upper square”, but it was more likely named after the Holy Trinity statue in the middle. This square was always the most important forum of the city. Here the citizens were gran... Read More

The tomb of Sigismund Szécsi

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The renowned forestry and hunting writer and outstanding academic teacher, Zsigmond Szécsi (he changed his family name from Nikel to Szécsi in 1881) was connected to the Uplands almost his entire life. He was born on October 6, 1841 in Kisgaram. He completed his high school studi... Read More

Grave of priest teacher Vilmos Rappensberger

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

We also praised the work of Vilmos Rappensberger, a Piarist monk, historian, traveler, and natural history and chemistry teacher, in our volume Honti arcképcsarnok (Csáky K., 1998. p. 101), but we did not indicate the place and year of his death. We also did not write about the f... Read More

New Castle (Girl's Castle)

Building, structure

Wherever you approach the town, you will immediately see the symbol of Bány Selmec on the top of the hill rising on its southern side, the Maiden Castle with its four corner towers and pointed roof. According to legend, the beautiful and wealthy Borbála Rössel had it built. At th... Read More

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Selmecbánya

Building, structure

The Church of the Assumption - (parish -) is a three-nave basilica built on Romanesque foundations from the 17th century. It was also called the German Church because at one time sermons were preached in German. It was once the Dominican Church of St. Michael, which was donated t... Read More