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19. February, 2020
A five-hole long flute. The lower end is an octagonal block. The body of the instrument is artistically decorated. First the mould was carved, then this was filled in it with red, green, black, brown, and blue wax. Ornamental elements: men in long cloak, man and woman, sheep, bird, stylized flowers and geometric patterns. It…
5. March, 2020
Oval-shaped black and white photo with retouching on Sidonia's face, hands and Alojz's clothing. The portrait captured the couple in the studio. Alojz wraps one hand around his wife's shoulder and holds an object (cigarette-holder?, cigar?) in the other.
4. March, 2020
Small wall-hanged cabinet made thin walnut plates. It has an upper storage compartment that opens at the top and a pull-out drawer at the bottom. The wood material is reddish on the outside, lightly oiled.
21. April, 2020
The parlor table is part of the current furnishings of the Baroque salon of the Murska Sobota Prekmurje Museum. It is made of several types of wood (oak, rosewood and poplar veneer). The table top is decorated with four bouquets of flowers painted on porcelain. The porcelain insert on the wooden panel was hand painted.…
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24. February, 2020
In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…
18. February, 2020
The lawsuit between Miklós Széchy and Bertold Ellerbach clearly identifies the subject matter of the lawsuit: the villages belonging to the Dobra Castle.
3. 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.
3. 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
The tumulus no. 1, being 6.5 meters high and 34 m in diameter, was unearthed in 1978 under the leadership of Mária Fekete. The 6.7 x 7 m chamber inside the mound was oriented north-south. On the southern side, the entrance was marked by two pairs of column posts, and at that time there were…
18. August, 2020
The independent parish was established on October 1, 1944. In the spring of 1946, Janez Valentinčič was entrusted with the design of the church, and the congregation decided to build an octagonal church. The plans for the church were drawn up by Plečnik's pupil Valentinčič in 1946, but the building could only be started in…
21. February, 2020
Sándor Weöres, the poet spent his childhood in this house. In the year of his death (1989), a memorial room was created in the building. Since 2006, all rooms have exhibitions. His wife, the poetess Any Károlyi's oeuvre is also presented, as well as the couple’s furniture, books, and manuscripts. In the park next to…
3. March, 2020
In 1978, János Bárdosi (1933-1983) demolished a house with a chimneyless kitchen on the János Hill in Felsőszölnök. During the demolition, he noted that the residential building originally consisted of three parts: a chimneyless house, a porch and a chamber. The house had five sliding blind windows, one vent hole and a smoke outlet. Therefore,…
Random selection of intellectual cultural heritage
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…
20. February, 2020
The park guard of Rátót finds a gourd on the outskirts of the village. He doesn't know what it is. The wise elders of the village think that it is a dragon egg or foal egg. This is a village-mocking, folk genre. A humorous story about the ignorance of the villagers.
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…
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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…
21. July, 2020
He studied in Sopron, Szombathely and Budapest. He obtained his doctorate in law in 1866. District administrator, Member of Parliament, he was the 6th Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Hungary (1875-1878) and then the 12th Prime Minister (1899-1903). From 1878 he developed his farm in Rátót into a model farm. His Simmenthal cattle…
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…
19. May, 2020
Feri Kühar attended the Technical School (Polytechnic) in Ljubljana. His teacher, France Kralj, academic painter and sculptor, brought the socio-peasant genre to sculpting and the first sculptor from Prekmurje followed his example. Images of peasant women, men and children in wood, terracotta, patinated plaster and, only rarely, in steel are his best works, but he…
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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
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)
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
A wedding song that was sung when the bride left her home.