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4. March, 2020
Razor case with colored way inserts forming floral motifs, with rotating lid. The body is a hollowed-out piece of wood, the pivoting lid is installed with a lead pin. The cover and the sides of the case are decorated with colored wax inserts. It is a little decayed, worm-eaten.
1. April, 2020
Heckle decorated with wavy lines. The heckle is a rounded comb for flax or wool with nails as teeth. The base is carved with serpent-shaped patterns. The object was collected by Kálmán Komjáthy from Ernő Baksi on Szaknyér. From Komjáthy the object found its way to the museum.
30. April, 2020
The reannexation festivity of Felsőcsatár (at that time Alsócsatár and Felsőcsatár) was organized on January 10, 1923 in the schoolyard. In 1921, the Boundary Committee for the implementation of the Trianon Peace Treaty first awarded Felsőcsatár to Austria, but due to local residents' protests, a conciliation followed. By a resolution of the Council of the…
31. March, 2020
Decorated, with plaster relief angel patterns, the relief is incomplete. The patterned ears on both sides of the vase are broken off. Below the angels there are circular leaf patterns. There is a braid pattern around the base. The mouth of the vase is broken off.
Random selection of archive material
11. February, 2020
The postcard of Kobilje was issued by the Hungarian authorities during World War II. The postcard shows four motifs: St. Martin's Church, the school, the parish and the mill at Kobilje Creek. An inscription next to the mill indicates that there was a bathing place as well.
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
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.…
21. February, 2020
Built on the remains of a Roman building in the 16th-17thcentury, the castle is a late Renaissance-Baroque manor house from 1614. Its present form was established in 1815. The arched gateway has a special architectural value. The ground floor rooms have with barrel vaulted ceilings. Its hallway exhibits the life of the last owner, Dr.…
21. February, 2020
A Roman Catholic church, formerly a Benedictine church. The church and the monastery were founded in 1214 by Márton Jáki Nagy, a rich nobleman. The church was completed in 1256 in Romanesque style with Gothic elements. In the 17th century, after a lightning damage, it was rebuilt by abbey Ferenc Folnay. In 1896-1904 it was…
3. March, 2020
Lócs had a church as early as in the Middle Ages, but not in its present place, but in the old cemetery. The current church was built in 1734 and its tower was built in 1746. In 1901 the building was enlarged. The tower was given its present shape and neo-Roman façade between 1928 and…
Random selection of intellectual cultural heritage
20. February, 2020
According to folk tradition, robbers had a castle at the Muszla Spring. The water surrounded a regular hill. They legend has it, that gold treasures were found, a seven-branched candlestick.
20. February, 2020
Lajos Merics has been making painted Easter eggs for almost 40 years. Both her daughter and her son-in-law learned the craft. Since 1995, they participate in competitions. Katalin Horváthné Merics was given the title of egg painter folk artist. Blown eggs are decorated with scratched, engraved techniques. They also make pierced eggs. Mrs. Mersics Lajos…
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…
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
The Széll family comes from Bucsu. József Széll obtained his law degree in Győr (1820). He was sub-prefect Vasvár County (1842-1848), later the deputy Lord Lieutenant (1867-1871). He was a Member of Parliament in 1848, then between 1865 and 1868. József Széll’s son was Prime Minister Kálmán Széll (1843-1915), and his grandson was József Széll,…
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…
10. February, 2020
Miško Kranjec (September 15, 1908, Velika Polana - June 8, 1983, Ljubljana), born as Mihael Kranjec, later he adopted the name Miško. After finishing high school, he studied Slavistics, dropped out (1934), working as a journalist and he wrote. After the war, he fulfilled many important cultural functions. His works belong to socialist realism. One…
18. August, 2020
His poems capture the natural beauties of the Őrség, the fate of poor peasants, and the lyrical descriptions of peasant works (eg. Clothes Washers, Reapers, After harvest). His writings were published in rural daily newspapers and thin booklets. His omnibus edition was published in 1984 and 2018. Illustration: work of art from painter Zoltán Pongrácz,…
Random selection of audiovisual material
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)
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.