Vága
The Hungária statue, symbolizing free Hungary
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Vága, 1993; The Hungária statue was hidden in the church during socialism, waiting for a better future.; In 1992, a petition was started in the village to restore the Heroes' Monument. The residents also requested the restoration of the statue with 811 signatures. The old dream c...
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Invitation to the inauguration ceremony of the Heroes' Monument and the National Flag
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The population of the village of Vága surrendered to the Czech military at the end of January 1919 - after it had been surrounded for days - after the units of the Hungarian Soviet Republic recaptured Érsekújvár on June 3, 1919, the units of the Hungarian Soviet Republic were sta...
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National Flag of Vága
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Vága, October 1, 1939; Statue of Hungária, symbolizing free Hungary, with the Vága National Flag inscribed “With the Defender of Hungary for Greater Hungary!”; The Heroic Monument and National Flag inauguration ceremony began with the Anthem and ended with the Chorus.
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After the ceremonial blessing of the National Flag
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Vága, October 1, 1939; The Vága copy of the National Flag was made by the Vága people who had emigrated to the Motherland (150 x 300 cm in size and made of wool) for their beloved home village, at the oldest church decoration and flag-making company in Hungary (Founded in 1863): ...
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Members of the Volunteer Fire Department at the ceremonial parade
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Vága, October 1, 1939; The Volunteer Fire Department was formed in the 1930s by the following members: József Kneif, Tibor Kneif, Ferenc Forrró, Dezső Hlavaty, József Fördős, Pál Kamenár, János Zsigó, Ferenc Simkó, Lajos Nyúl, Ferenc Kamenár, János Szabó, János Zelinka, István Jó...
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School principal Tibor Kneif during his opening speech
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Vága, October 1, 1939; Tibor Kneif, studied to be a priest, but before being ordained a priest, he fell in love with the teacher Ilona Pethő, whom he married. He entered the teaching profession and later became the director of the Vága Catholic School. After losing their homeland...
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Even before the National Flag was put in place
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Vága, October 1, 1939; The raising of the National Flags began in 1928, demonstrating the restoration of the unity and belonging of the separated parts of the country and the Motherland. By 1941, a total of 702 National Flags had been raised in the Carpathian Basin.; In the photo...
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Editke Józsa recites the Hungarian Creed
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Vága, October 1, 1939 ; According to the press of the time, those who participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Heroes' Monument and the National Flag: Vilmos Jaross (chief governor), Baron József Majthényi (vice-governor), Dr. Károly Szabó (chief clerk), Dr. Pál Cselényi ...
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The Heroes' Monument and the National Flag Inauguration Ceremony
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Vága, October 1, 1939; To our returned sweet native village: the camp of the descendants of Vága. – the inscription on the National Flag of Vága. Former Vága residents of Alsógöd, Vác, Budapest, Nyircsaholy, Alag, Sopron and other villages and towns in the motherland organized a ...
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At the inauguration of the Heroes' Monument and the National Flag
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Vága, October 1, 1939; In the photo: Ede Renács (from left), Ferenc Bugyinszky, József Forró, Éva Kajaba (her father was a notary), István Kubányi, Ernő Józsa, Edit Józsa, Ferenc Józsa (with the wreath), Ferenc Zsigó, Ferenc Józsa (Petus), László Takács, Ferenc Józsa (Burzsuj)...
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