Vága

Border travel card

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Vága, early 1940s; When Vága was a border village of Hungary, such a “border travel card” was used when entering the neighboring village (in the territory of the First Slovak Republic). ; After 1945, Vága belonged to Czechoslovakia. ; Today, the Hungarian-Slovak language border i... Read More

The first grade of the Roman Catholic School of Vága in the 1937-38 school year

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Vága, 1937-38 school year; The first class of the Roman Catholic School, where there were 40 first-year Hungarian children. ; The teachers at the time in the photo: Tibor Kneif and his wife, Ilona Kneifné Pethő. ; The first Slovak school was established in Diószeg (1924) in Mátyu... Read More

Vintage horse-drawn carriage parade

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Vága, early 1960s; There used to be a harvest festival in our village. At that time, a vintage horse-drawn carriage procession would march through the streets of Vága. In the photo, you can see that a small demonstration is being held at the old embankment…; The carriage driver: ... Read More

The teaching staff of the Roman Catholic Elementary School in Vága and the parish priest

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Vága, first half of the 1940s; The teaching staff of the Vága Roman Catholic Folk School and the parish priest of the village. ; Standing from left to right: Mrs. Harmatné Gálóczi Erzsébet, Tibor Harmat, Piroska Kneif. ; Sitting from left to right: Mrs. Kneifné Pethő Ilona, Tibor... Read More

Santa Claus's visit in the 1980s

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Vága, 1980s ; The Santa Claus walk is a tradition that still lives on during the Advent season on the eve of St. Nicholas's Day (December 5th). ; 2-3 men dressed as Santa Claus, accompanied by a few "Krampus" (and of course the village's children) walk the streets and visit famil... Read More

Watermill on the Váh River

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Vága, late 1940s; In the 1860s, there were still 17 watermills owned by the Vága people operating on the Vága River. In the photo, one of the last watermills for grinding grain (owned by the Kiss family) on the Vága River.; Next to the waterwheel: László Bakó and Edit Józsa. Read More

Seal of the Vága Civil Registry District

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Vága, first half of the 1940s ; The village was annexed to Czechoslovakia after 1945. ; The oldest seal of Vága dates from 1689. ; Inscription: S. ADALBERT VÁGA VILLAGE SEAL 1689. ; The seal depicted Bishop Saint Adalbert, who was the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Esztergom.... Read More

Wedding procession on Main Street in the 1960s

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Vága, early 1960s; Jenő Hulák (groom), Erzsébet Hulák (bride, born Karácsony), László Bugyinszky, ?, Miklós Hulák, Eszter Farkas (Mrs. Bakóné), László Kamenár, Zsuzsa Forró (Mrs. Fejesné), Jenő Kiácz, Éva Lukács, Etela Szabó (Mrs. Vedrődiné), János Kiss (cover), Ernő Jalsovszky, ... Read More

Class III A of the Vága Nine-Year Elementary School, 1960/61 academic year

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Vága, 1961; Standing from left to right: József Kozmér, László Izsák, Zoltán Práger, Vilmos Adamkó, Dezső Mészáros, Jenő Hanusz, László Bakó, József Vedrődi, Pál Forró, József Jalsovszky, István Takács, Gyula Simkó, László Práger, József Greznár, Gyula Izsák. ; Sitting from left ... Read More

Remembrance at the grave

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Vága, 1970s; From left to right: Gábor Kubányi, Lajos Kubányi, Vilmos Kubányi, Imre Jakubec, Margit Forró, László Forró, Mária Kubányi, Nóri Kubányi, József Jakubec, Tibor Kovacik, Ilona Kovacik (née Jakubec). Read More