Vágfarkasd, Farkasd

The grave of parish priest Kálmán Köves

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Kálmán Köves was a Roman Catholic parish priest in Farkasdon between 1878 and 1910. He is credited with building the kindergarten (which has since been demolished), building the Catholic school in 1882, and drilling the artesian well. The volunteer fire department was established... Read More

Holy Family Catholic Church of Vágfarkasdi

Building, structure

The church was built in 1808 by József Károlyi and his wife Erzsébet Waldstein Wartenberg on the main square of the market town, the former Church Square. Their family coats of arms are located above the entrance. The church has a single nave, a Prussian barrel vault, and its fur... Read More

Monument erected on the 900th anniversary of the first written mention of Vágfarkasd

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The idea of erecting a memorial tree of life was conceived by local government representatives after the change of regime. However, its implementation has not yet been possible due to lack of funds. ; At the local government meeting on February 29, 2012, a decision was made, base... Read More

Vágfarkasd Reformed Church

Building, structure

The large village of Vágfarkasd is located southeast of Galánta on the right bank of the Vág River, in a flat area. It is an old settlement, already mentioned in the early 12th century as Farkas (Forcos). The village probably got its name from the fact that the Vág valley used to... Read More

The grave of World War I hero Lajos Iván

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Iván Lajos sacrificed his life for his Hungarian homeland at the age of 29. Read More

The grave of József Takács, director of the Hungarian department of the Voice of America

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

József Takács (Vágfarkasd, July 7, 1929 – Washington, November 28, 2013) was a journalist, radio editor, and former director of the Hungarian department of the Voice of America radio station. ; He started high school in Érsekújvár. He and his parents were resettled to Hungary in ... Read More

World War I memorial in Vágfarkasdon

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The story of the erection of the monument ; (Written and presented at the inauguration ceremony held on October 5, 1930 by Károly Anda, the chairman of the statue committee) ; ; The World War was still claiming its victims in large numbers, blood and tears were still flowing, suf... Read More

Cemetery cross

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

The cross is probably made of red marble from Süttő. Read More

The grave of the Reformed pastor Árpád Kovách

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Priest Árpád Kovách was born on November 19, 1886 in Berhida into a notary family. He completed his secondary school and theological studies in Pápa. From 1909 to 1910 he was an assistant pastor in Galambok, and from 1912 he was a pastor at the Ilaván prison. In 1918 he was force... Read More

Csiffary cross

Sacral small monument

The concrete cross stands on the border of Farkasd and Negyed. ; The year 1947 only indicates the time when the concrete cross was erected. Originally, a wooden cross stood at this location, which Géza Csiffáry had erected in 1896, in memory of his survival of the Váh River flood... Read More