Vága

Monument to football player Róbert Forró

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The management of the Vágai Sport Club (Slovak: Športový Klub Váhovce) announced a survey among the sports-loving public in 2000. They asked the fans of the village team to put in the ballot boxes placed in the village the names of the eleven best football players of the 20th cen... Read More

Roadside stone image

Sacral small monument

A stone pillar on the road to Sered, with a statue of the Virgin Mary on one side and a framed picture depicting the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus on the other. ; ; In the past, the following church processions were held in Vága, in the order of the church year: ; 1. Palm Sunday... Read More

Holy Trinity statue on Vagan

Sacral small monument

After the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the village also experienced difficulties caused by the social and economic crisis. The low wages of agricultural workers and servants and unemployment made it difficult for families to make a living. This explains why the number of ... Read More

The grave of parish priest Lázár Vághy

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From the life of Lázár Vághy: ; He completed his theology studies, including his last practical year, in Bratislava in 1791. He served as a chaplain in Nemes-Oroszi (today's Nemesoroszi), and then from 1792 in Nagy-Salló (today's Nagysalló). On August 6, 1794, he was appointed pa... Read More

Memorial plaque of the first written mention of the settlement

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The oldest surviving charter in which the name of the village of Vága occurs in written form was created on September 1, 1259 on Csepel Island. At the request of Béla IV, King of Hungary, Palatine Roland and Ispan of Bratislava, he gave the land of the Bratislava castle serf Rexi... Read More

The grave of teacher István Győry

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In the document written on May 27-31, 1326, the Esztergom chapter, provost Theophil, proves that Gergely ispán, son of Gergely Gyarmathi, gave his estate called Vaga in Bratislava County with all its benefits, accessories, mills and everything that was there to Bolesław Piast, Ar... Read More

Cemetery cross on Vágan

Sacral small monument

In accordance with medieval customs, there was a walled cemetery around the church. In 1714, this was the only burial place. In 1761, there was already a cemetery outside the village, which was necessary because the burials around the church were constantly damaging the church. T... Read More

The grave of musician Ernő Patkoló

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He was born as the third of five children of Lenke Farkas and Ernő Patkoló. ; He was born into a Hungarian musical gypsy family, so he could not escape his fate either. At first, he played the violin in his father's orchestra at weddings and other gatherings in Vága, and then, th... Read More

Spear tree in memory of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

“169 years ago, this day reminded us that we can only move forward on the path that leads to the upliftment of the entire nation with one heart and one will.” - said Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, in his greeting to compatriots abroad on the occasion of March 15, which ... Read More

The grave of athlete György Gyevát

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György Gyevát ; ; * July 31, 1950, Vága – † December 29, 2006, Galánta / athlete, coach ; ; Gyevát was born as the first child of Árpád and Mária Valéria Forró, on July 31, 1950, in the village of Vága, Mátyusföld. The family also had a little girl, his sister, Regina. ; He began... Read More