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15. May, 2020
Calvinists were among the first protestants in Prekmurje in the 16th century. The only operating Slovenian Reformed Christian Church today is situated in Motvarjevci. In front of the church, the bust of Jannus Calvinus has stood since 2017. The light blue glazed jug is shaped like any ordinary wine jug. It differs from others due…
15. May, 2020
In the spring of 1945, four divisions of the Red Army moved through Prekmurje. The first troops came to Prekmurje on 1st of April and, together with the soldiers of Prekmurske čete, freed Murska Sobota and established a military base. On the 4th of April, they freed Lendava. In the battle with the Germans by…
29. April, 2020
Made of cherry wood, by carpentry technique. It has an upper chest-like part with a drawer at the bottom. Its front side is shaped as if it was a commode with three drawers. Each drawer has two wood buttons in a metal frame. In the middle there is a metal key-plate. Inside the crate there…
10. February, 2020
Star-shaped rattle made of clay, fired to gray color. Its tips are grooved, the inside is hollow, with several little balls in it. It was found in the object no. 126, which was a grave of a young adult (presumably male), buried following the scattered ash ritual. The clay rattle was discovered during the excavation…
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11. February, 2020
On September 29, 1930, the Murska Sobota Agricultural Breeding Section organized an exhibition of Simmental cattle in Puconci. The animals were judged and rewarded at the exhibition – they received a prize or gift for the best breeding animal. In Puconci the first prize was awarded to Stefan Kühar's cow.
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.
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.
Random selection of built cultural heritage
18. August, 2020
The blacksmith workshop and the house next door were built for the blacksmith commissioned by the community. The community built this house near the river Zala so that the water for cooling the forged material be easily accessible. The first inhabitant of the house was blacksmith Antal Károlyi, while the last one, Mrs. Jenő Károlyi…
21. February, 2020
The building has a cross-shaped layout. A copper-clad flat-topped prism-shaped 6x6 meter dome and the windows ensure the lighting. There are bronze plaques on the gate with the names of the 72 books of the Scripture. The church bells are in a separate bell tower. The inside walls depict the stations. Above the entrance is…
18. August, 2020
The Lócs Lutheran church was built in 1937. It was renovated in 1999.
18. August, 2020
The memorial house was named after the Slovenian priest János Kühár (1901-1987) , the parish priest of the village for fifty years (1936-1987). He was born in Gradišče. He went to high school in Kőszeg and Szombathely, studied theology in Szombathely, where he was ordained a priest in 1924. In 1938 he headed the reconstruction…
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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 Saint Cecilia Choir of the Ják Church was founded in 1994 by the students of the local elementary school. Today they continue to sing every Sunday at the Holy Mass in their church. They performed several times in the Szombathely Cathedral. They are often invited to Austria. They are regular performers of the László…
20. February, 2020
Lajos Kuntár’s monograph about his native village has three parts. The “first book” contains the author's journalistic writings with biographical aspects. The “second book” is nearly 150 pages long. Referring to archival sources, he describes the history of the settlement from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century, describing social and economic…
21. February, 2020
The scores of the 5-verse soldier song, beginning with the line “What’s in your apron, mother” was recorded by Zoltán Kodály in Csönge in 1935. Sung by shepherd József Bocskor (b. 1853). The boy's lover asks the doctor to declare her sweetheart unfit for military service. But the doctor finds him healthy. The boy says…
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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,…
3. March, 2020
Gáspár Nagy was born on May 4, 1949 in Bérbaltavár. 1976-80: editor of Móra Ferenc Publishing House, 1981-1985: secretary of the Hungarian Writers' Union, 1985 - secretary of the Bethlen Gábor Foundation, from 1988 was the editor of the Hitel journal, from 2004 he was the head of the cultural editorial office of the Magyar…
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…
10. February, 2020
György Zala was born as György Mayer on April 16, 1858, in a Roman Catholic family in Alsólendva. After graduation, he enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering and then a drawing school. He wanted to be a painter, but Adolf Huszár discouraged him and introduced him to the world of sculpture. In 1879 he was…
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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.
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)