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18. August, 2020
The Nedelica Society for Cultural Traditions and Objects (Društvo za ohranjanje kulturnozgodovinskih izročil in predmetov ) was founded in 2008. Collector Boris Kučko started collecting wine-related items as early as 1994. Today, the ethnographic, art history and historical collection contains more than 10,000 pieces. The collection goals are clear: to preserve the heritage of the…
10. February, 2020
Stamp of the village of Lócs. Its handle is wooden, turned, painted black. The oval-shaped brass plate and the rubber printing surface glued to it were fixed to the handle. The stamp bears the following three lines: SOPRON COUNTY / LÓCS COMMUNITY / CSEPREG DISTRICT.
31. March, 2020
László Korpics was a Slovenian tailor apprentice from Apátistvánfalva. Making and wearing wooden slippers was not the sign of prosperity in the Slovenian countryside.
10. February, 2020
Hand-drawn and colored plan of the 2nd floor of the castle, marked with architectural elements and the upper courtyard.
Random selection of archive material
21. May, 2020
The 1828 census corresponds to today 's tax return form. The unit is the head of the taxpayer family. The list contains the number of peasant farms, the size of the cultivated area, the varieties of crops, the different ways and costs of production in each region.
11. February, 2020
József Ozvatics from Berkovci and József Novák from Lončarovci decided to emigrate to America in 1904. Even an advance payment was sent to the English travel agency in Rotterdam. József Ozvatics wanted to get back the advance payment because he decided to emigrate to another country. The travel agency sent him a letter on the…
17. February, 2020
The use of the seals of the settlements was regulated by the Act XVIII of 1871 on the settlements governance. When the law was enacted, the sub-prefect offices collected all the old typariums and placed them for preservation in the county archives. On these seals the settlements displayed their old, almost forgotten symbols
20. February, 2020
A detailed census of vineyards is attached to the 1785 census. It has a list of names, area dimensions given in hoers (“fossores”) and the names of the landlords. This source – cross-checked against the articles of the Vineyard Regulations – gives a very detailed picture of an important moment in the life of the…
Random selection of built cultural heritage
2. March, 2020
In 1866 began the construction of the present synagogue, which is the only synagogue in Slovenia besides the Maribor synagogue. There is a permanent memorial exhibition on the Jewish population in Lendava and Prekmurje, as well as a permanent exhibition by Dan Reisinger, an Israeli graphic artist and painter, entitled Scrolls of Fire.
18. August, 2020
A small Late Renaissance castle. It was built by Bertalan Balogh Csempeszházi in the second half of the 16th century. Its later owner, Ádám Béri Balog, a general of the Kuruc Army in the 18th century, who transformed it in Baroque style. It has been home to the Museum of Local and Industrial History and…
6. April, 2020
The Vassurány plague is known by the locals as the “Vendel kíptye”. Plague statue: St. Rosalia lies in a symbolic cave below the figures of St. Sebastian and St. Roch. The role of the saints defending against plague has become insignificant as the disease ceased and is not even recognized by today's generations. The veneration…
18. August, 2020
The brick church is oriented to east, of medieval origin, dating back to around 1200. It was rebuilt between 1751 and 1772-1780 in Baroque style. It was repeatedly reconstructed in 1832 and then in 1854/55.
Random selection of intellectual cultural heritage
10. February, 2020
Pottery was the most common craft activity, with at least one potter living in almost every village. In the Prekmurje region, two groups of potters can be distinguished based on their decoration and method of baking: the potters of Filovci and Goričko. Those from Filovci were known for their “black baked” pots. The Pütra, was…
18. August, 2020
Remenke or remenice are decorated Easter eggs. The widely known traditional technique of egg decoration called batik (with wax and paint) is characteristic for Ravensko and Dólinsko. The basis for decoration is blown eggs. Remenke are made and exhibited during the Easter holidays, and as souvenirs for tourists throughout the year. The batik technique started…
10. February, 2020
Melinci is today synonymous with brick making. From the year 1992 , TD Brod presents this activity at the Brick-making Days, especially the brick-making and brick-firing. There is also an outdoor brick wall for touristic purposes, where visitors can familiarize themselves with the craft. Of the 244 houses, 111 are built of homemade bricks or…
20. February, 2020
The legend of Ostffy Miklós in the Scythe House is about a local landlord who stuck to his Protestant faith during the Counter-Reformation. Ostffy's castle was destroyed by the Austrian emperor's troops. He escaped but was later captured. According to the legend, he was locked in the scythe house in Vienna, where scythes cut up…
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18. August, 2020
He attended high school and seminar in Szombathely. He was ordained a priest on July 2, 1899. From 1909 to 1913 as well as between 1928 and 1930 he was a parish priest in Alsószölnök. He is buried there. He has written articles and edited books in Slovenian dialects of Prekmurje. In 1910, he founded…
19. May, 2020
Ladislav Danč graduated from the Academy of Fine Art Ljubljana in 1959. He returned to Prekmurje in 1967 and became a member of the group DHLM ((L. Danč, Š. Hauko, L. Logar, F. Mesarič), which established new, modern trends there. Danč belongs to the second generation of Academy graduate artists of Prekmurje. His opus contains…
21. July, 2020
He went to the Faludi Ferenc Reálgimnázium Secondary School, where he was the student of Ágoston Pável who also offered him accommodations. For one and a half years after graduation, he worked on his father's farm in Csönge. He graduated in philosophy and aesthetics, receiving his PhD in 1939. Moved to Budapest in 1943, but…
21. July, 2020
In 1906 he moved with his family to Bozsok, into the Sibrik Castle. In 1912 he participated in organizing the Vas County Art History Exhibition in Szombathely, in the Savaria Museum. From 1917 to 1934 he was director general of the Museum of Applied Arts and lived in Budapest. In 1934 he retired to Bozsok…
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3. March, 2020
A wedding song that was sung when the bride left her home.
3. March, 2020
Sojenice (Sojenice) / Fate fairies In the Slovenian Rába Region, fate fairies predict the fate of a child at the birth. Local version of an international motif. (ATU 934)
3. March, 2020
Stolnjek prestri se (Prtič pogrni se) / Wishing-tablecloth The Rába Region’s Slovenes’ version of the internationally known “Wishing-Table” tale . (ATU 563)
11. February, 2020
They were singing this lullaby when the baby was rocked in a hutch or cradle. A variation of three words (heje, baba, bijja) gives the lyrics of the song. The lullaby was collected in 1972 by Antal Békefi.