Vágsellye

Vágsellye National Flag Monument

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The initiator of the National Flag Movement was Nándor Urmánczy, a Transylvanian politician of Armenian origin, a member of parliament, and the "uncompromising Hungarian", who proclaimed the National Flag Movement in 1925. Between the two world wars, the movement, which spread th... Read More

Statue of Saint Florian in Vágsellye

Sacral small monument

Florian, who was celebrated on May 4 in the old calendar, was a Roman military officer in Noricum, in present-day Austria. He suffered martyrdom for his Christian faith during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, when Florian learned that 40 (!) Christians had been captu... Read More

Statue of Saint George in Vágsellye

Sacral small monument

The statue, created by an unknown artist in 1808, originally stood in front of the fire station on Szent György tér, and is currently located in front of the city library. The nearby square was also recently named after the statue; before that, the area was registered as Dubček t... Read More

Grave of parish priest Sándor Mahács

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Sándor Mahács (1840–1908) was a prison chaplain in Lipótvár, and parish priest of Pered and Sellye. Sándor Mahács's grave can be found to the right of the tomb chapel of the Feketeházy family. Read More

Heroic monument in Vágsellye

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Vágsellye was returned to Hungary after the first Vienna decision. On November 10, 1940, the heroes' monument was consecrated at the same time as the national flag. It was created by the Bratislava sculptor Alajos Rigele. The theme: Jesus welcomes the dying soldier. The column fo... Read More

The symbolic grave of the World War I hero Ferenc Hlavaty Jr.

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Ferenc Hlavaty Jr. gave his life for his Hungarian homeland at the age of 21. Read More

Inauguration of the Heroes' Monument in Vágsellye

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Vágsellye was returned to Hungary after the first Vienna decision. On November 10, 1940, the heroes' monument was consecrated at the same time as the national flag. It was created by Alajos Rigele, a sculptor from Bratislava. The theme: Jesus welcomes the dying soldier. ; ; The p... Read More

Postcard from Vágsellye

Postcard

Catholic Church, Váhíd Read More

Greetings from Vág-sellye

Postcard

Vágsellye: engineering office, railway station, Catholic church, castle Read More

Inauguration of the Heroes' Monument in Vágsellye

Other - other

Vágsellye was returned to Hungary after the first Vienna decision. On November 10, 1940, the heroes' monument was consecrated at the same time as the national flag. It was created by Alajos Rigele, a sculptor from Bratislava. The theme: Jesus welcomes the dying soldier. ; ; valia... Read More