Selmecbánya

Tomb of Charles Faller

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Károly Faller was a metallurgical engineer, college professor, president of the Selmecbánya Mining and Metallurgical Literature Support Association (1889–1892), and a founding member of the National Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Association. He was born on May 17, 1857, in t... Read More

Selmecbánya Calvary

Building, structure

The Calvary, built between 1744 and 1751, is a Baroque-style church complex on the top of the Scharffenberg mountain. This mountain is one of the peaks of the Selmec Mountains, which have a turbulent geological history and are of volcanic origin. The original Calvary consists of ... Read More

St. Catherine's Church in Banská Bystrica

Building, structure

The late Gothic St. Catherine's Church is one of the most beautiful churches in Banská Štiavnica. It is also called "Slovak" because since 1658 sermons have been held in Slovak. ; The Church of St. Catherine was built between 1488-1491. Work was carried out on its interior decora... Read More

Kahlich Vince's grave

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Forest engineer Vince Kahlich (1833-1881) was a Hungarian royal forester at the Hungarian Royal Estate and Forestry Directorate in Banat from 1 July 1871 until his death in 1881. ; The neglected grave of Vince Kahlich is located in the Upper Evangelical Cemetery, next to the grav... Read More

Statue of the Honvéd in Selmecbánya

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The work of András Tóth, a sculptor from Debrecen and the father of the poet Árpád Tóth, was erected in 1899. Today, a Soviet heroic monument stands on the site of the Selmecbánya military statue, which is located on Kammerhof Street, next to the Kachelman Pension, near the entra... Read More

The resting place of Gyula Farbaky

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Gyula Farbaky (Munkács, April 18, 1870 - Selmecbánya, October 1911) was a smelting and mining engineer, academic teacher, and was a student at the Selmec Academy from 1888 to 1891. He graduated in metallurgy, and later also graduated in mining. In 1892, he became an assistant at ... Read More

The grave of Pál Ollik, a Hungarian army captain from 1848

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

It was Pál Ollik, a military captain who also visited Kufstein (he was imprisoned there with József Szlávy), who in 1859 raised the idea of donating to the military statue in Selmec. Read More

The grave of forestry students Dániel Barabás and Soltz

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The students were on a study hunt when one of them's gun went off and fatally wounded his companion. The young man committed suicide. ; One of the most significant events in the life of the academic youth took place at this grave in 1875. On November 1, All Saints' Day, the Hunga... Read More

The grave of photographer Alajos Baker and archivist Béla Baker

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Alajos Baker moved to Selmecbánya from Vienna and opened a studio in the city around 1870. In addition to taking portrait photographs, he also recorded the landscape and mining monuments, as well as documenting the archaeological excavations and new constructions of the city. Tha... Read More

Grave of teacher János Herbst

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

János Herbst taught music at the Selmecbánya Lyceum. He died at the age of 84. Read More