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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.
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.
1. April, 2020
Stuffed black stork (Ciconia nigra), standing on a plank pedestal. In Vas County, this species nests primarily in the Őrség Region.
30. April, 2020
In the obituary, Royal Counselor and Deputy Lord Chief Justice János Niczky announces the death of his wife, Franciska Hegedüs on March 1, 1839, due to hydrops. They come from the ancient Ják Family, dating back to the 13th century. The family flourished, with a prominent member, Kristóf Niczky achieving the highest ranks: he was…
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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.
10. February, 2020
During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy there were many mills on the River Mura. The ship mills were special, these floated on the river when it flooded. When the river flooded, the mill changed its position according to the course of the water. In 1888 there were 23 such mills in the districts of Bakovci, Krog, Tišina,…
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.
31. March, 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
11. February, 2020
The Filovci potters’ village, an open-air museum, was officially established in 2005. Its history goes back much further, to the potters who made their pots here in the Pannonian region, who are not known by name, and those who have been recorded in the archives since the 18th century and to those who still live…
26. February, 2020
The Őrség Folk Monument complex in Szalafő, Pityerszer, consists of 10 buildings: 1 fenced house, 1 single-storeyed and 1 two-storeyed “kástu” (food and fodder storage building), 2 dwelling houses, 1 barn, 1 barn with stable and pantry, 1 shed, 1 pigsty and 1 wood-shed. The most valuable building is the two-storeyed “kástu” and the fenced…
4. May, 2020
The church was built by Lazar Niczky in 1776. The top has wood shingle, the floor is made of stone. It was dedicated in honor of St. Nicholas. The two side altars were erected in honor of St. Anne and St. Rosalie. One of its crypts belongs to the Niczky family, the other to the…
18. August, 2020
The rotunda (round church) is one of the oldest architectural monuments of the Prekmurje from the middle of the 13th century, named after St. Nicholas. The settlement of Selo (Lak) was first mentioned in written sources in 1340 and 1365 as "seu valle Lak Sancti Nicolai (a Szent Miklós-völgyben)". Today, the rotunda is covered by…
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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…
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
“Devils will take you like Turks took away Balázs Pap!” Historical sources also support oral tradition, for, in the 17th century, the Turks indeed carried off a person named Balázs Pap from Szomoróc.
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15. May, 2020
Jožef Godina fought in Austro-Hungarian units in the First World War and, in 1918, he joined the ranks of General Maister. He collaborated in the efforts for the occupation of Prekmurje, where he was captured and sentenced to death, but managed to flee. In 1925, he finished his degree in theology and was a priest…
15. May, 2020
Ivan Jerič was a priest and committed supporter of the Slovenian national interests. He fought in the 1. World War. He was actively involved with the movement of the annexation of Prekmurje to the Kingdom of SHS and fought alongside General Maister. He studied theology in Maribor. He was ordained a priest in 1924. He…
3. March, 2020
He was born in Orfalu, and learned the pottery craft in Magyarszombatfa. He was apprentice in Zalaegerszeg, Sümeg and Szentgotthárd. He lived and worked in Kétvölgy (Permise) since 1940. From the 1970s he was the only Slovenian potter in Hungary. His works have been exhibited several times in Hungary and Slovenia. In 1984 he was…
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.
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
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)