Vága

Heroic monument on the Vagan

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

; ; The Heroic Monument and National Flag, inaugurated on October 1, 1939, was inaugurated by Dr. Pál Cselényi, Member of Parliament, co-chairman of the Monument and National Flag Grand Committee. In his celebratory speech, he emphasized, "This inaugurated National Flag not only... Read More

The Vága National Flag

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Heroic Monument and the National Flag, inaugurated on October 1, 1939, were inaugurated by Dr. Pál Cselényi, Member of Parliament, Co-Chairman of the Grand Committee for the Relic National Flag. In his celebratory speech, he emphasized that “this inaugurated National Flag not... Read More

The Catholic Church of Vága

Building, structure

The first church in the village was probably built at the end of the 16th century, the first half of the 17th century. Until then, the people of Vága attended the church in Vágszerdahely. We have no precise information about the construction of the Vága church, so we only know th... Read More

Roadside cross

Sacral small monument

According to the church visitation record in the Primate's Archives in Esztergom, a wooden cross was already standing along the road to Vágszerdahely in 1779. ; The wooden cross was still standing on the right side of the road in the 1970s. It was moved to its current location du... Read More

Statue of Saint Florian

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The feast of St. Florian is a religious votive holiday in Vágán, every year on May 4. According to oral tradition, the statue of St. Florian was erected in 1827 in memory of the great fire and flood of 1824. ; The fire started at the lower edge of the village at the Jewish tavern... Read More

Roadside cross

Sacral small monument

The cross was built in honor of the Virgin Mary by István Forró around 1840. ; The 80-90 year olds of Vága still remember a beautiful greeting, with which people greeted each other in church, accompanied by a handshake, or at other religious gatherings, e.g. at rosary devotions. ... Read More

Bell tower with soul bell on Vágán

Building, structure

The funeral bell of the Vága cemetery was made in 1949 by Ödön Andrásfay, the parish priest of Vága, in the bell-casting workshop of the Fischer brothers in Nagyszombat. It was not used during socialism. The bell base and the funeral bell were consecrated in the autumn of 1990. T... Read More

The grave of teacher József Kneif

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

His life and family ; József Kneif, born on August 29, 1875 in Tabajd. (The date was written on the tombstone!) ; His wife: Janka Király, born on May 2, 1881, in the settlement of Börzsöny. ; József Kneif's educational qualifications: elementary school (Budapest, September 1, 188... Read More

Stone cross in front of the church

Sacral small monument

The first church in the village was probably built at the end of the 16th century, or possibly in the first half of the 17th century. When the church was visited in 1847, there were already five statues in Vága. In front of the church entrance stood a stone cross and a statue of ... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

Sacral small monument

At the time of the 1847 church visit, there were already five statues in Vága. In front of the church entrance, there was a stone cross and a statue of St. John of Nepomuk. In addition, there was a statue of the Holy Trinity in the village, a Fakerezt on the border of Vágszerdahe... Read More