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3. March, 2020
Bowl of post-Hutterite character. From the last decades of the 18th century to the last quarter of the 19th century, potters in Felsőpéterfa made this type of pottery: not only pitchers, but also plates and bowls. White glazed bowl with two handles and yellow, green, purple decoration around its brim. Inside the bottom is a…
15. May, 2020
In Beltinci Castle, the exhibition, “The Pharmacy Collection of the Pomurje Museum”, can be found. The collection contains the equipment of the former Bölcs pharmacy in Murska Sobota, from between 1892-1950, and is comprised of the furniture from the pharmacy's sales section, containers, documents, and other equipment. The equipment of the premises for the preparation…
15. May, 2020
At the site, Pod kotom–south, an urnfield site with 179 urn burials was found, one of the larger burial sites from that era in Europe. One of the most beautiful urns was found in the grave, marked 109, which was the burial site of a child, aged about five years. The urn was decorated, using…
1. April, 2020
Stuffed black stork (Ciconia nigra), standing on a plank pedestal. In Vas County, this species nests primarily in the Őrség Region.
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5. 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
The first telephone exchange in Hodos was established on November 22, 1933. According to Murska krajina newspaper, this day was a true national holiday. Among the guests, besides the technical and postal workers in Ljubljana, there were the director of the post office, dr. Tavzes, district commander, Lipovšek, head of the Murska Sobota post office,…
6. 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.
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.
Random selection of built cultural heritage
21. February, 2020
Built in the 13th century, the church is the oldest building in the village. It served as a fortress in the Middle Ages, surrounded by a still existing moat built in the 16th century. For a time it belonged to the Calvinists, and from 1730 it became a Catholic church again. Its interior walls are…
11. February, 2020
An tombstone made of artificial stone (cast cement and lime, polished and carved) and a photograph which is considered rare in the Pomurje region. A toddler can be seen on it, on a bier. This entry was written in Prekmurje dialect with Hungarian letters: Here rests Leopold Šafarič, born in 1920 and died in 1921.…
18. August, 2020
The complex consisting of eight cellars of the Cák Winery has been open for the public since 1976. The cellars are located in the chestnut forest behind the village and according to the settlement structure of that time. They were primarily used for wine processing and wine storage. After the plague of phylloxera, the cellars…
3. March, 2020
The 11th-century rotunda features the arched altar carved into the eastern wall, a gate to a residential tower on the north side, and an outer gate to the east. The 11th-century tombs in the bottom of the tower and the 13th-16th-century ones in the front of the altar are the burial places for the Nádasdy…
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10. February, 2020
At New Year's Eve, people affixed small pine trees (krispan) to the wells, decorated with colorful ribbons to provide good and fresh water throughout the year. This was the custom in the villages of Goričko too. As the housewife in Felsőszölnök/Gornji Senik put the decorated pine tree on the well of the house, she said:…
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…
10. February, 2020
In Gančani, erecting May-pole is part of the rural heritage. Basically, it is a religious folk festivity. In Gančani, erection of May poles dates back to 1919, when the young set them up in honor of Virgin Mary for their lucky return from the First World War. The 18-year-olds gathered on the first Friday of…
20. February, 2020
The first play in the village was performed on September 26, 1920, during the firefighter's flag-celebration ceremony. From the 1930s, two young teachers, Jenő Musits and Ernő Nagy, were the organizers of the artistic lectures, along with the local chaplains. Between 1940 and 1945, the plays were organized by the Levente Association (military pre-training for…
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15. May, 2020
Ferdo Godina published his first stories in Novine. He was a law student, he collaborated with liberal societies, he was the editor of Mladi Prekmurec, he wrote for different newspapers and he published his prose. In 1941, he joined the Partisans and, from 1944, he was involved in organising the resistance in Prekmurje. After the…
18. August, 2020
Born in Vál, graduated in Zagreb in theology, Frideczky served in the Zagreb diocese until 1849. From March 1848 to August 13, 1849 he was a pastor of the Sándor Infantry Regiment, and until October 1850 he was a pastor of the Graz Military Hospital. Then he came to the Diocese of Szombathely: From 1860…
29. April, 2020
Miklós Ostffy was present at the Bishop's Election Council on June 27, 1669. He welcomed the new bishop, István Szenczi Fekete, during his church-visiting roundtrip on the August 29, 1669, in Asszonyfa. Ostffy, in 1679, gave shelter in his castle to the persecuted Protestant bishop. In 1680 the castle was completely demolished by the Imperial…
30. April, 2020
The Farkasfa trial was the bloodiest event in the communist justice system in Hungary. 70 people were prosecuted in 1953 on charges of espionage and conspiracy in Yugoslavia. 10 people have been sentenced to death or have died in connection with trial: Mrs. József Bekes, József Bekes, Péter Wrangel, Ferenc Sipos, Ernő Szabó, János Sipos,…
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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)
3. March, 2020
A wedding song that was sung when the bride left her home.
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.
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)