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21. April, 2020
The New Baroque set is from the third quarter of the 19th century and is one of the Baroque furniture from the Szapáry Castle. It consists of a sofa, three chairs and an armchair. The typical New Baroque furniture can be seen in the Baroque salon of the Prekmurje Museum.
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…
4. March, 2020
Churn was a traditional tool for making butter at home. During the 20th century, such butter churns were common. In our area, churns with staves were more widespread, but potters also made earthenware churns. The churn from Szaknyér was a wide-bottomed pottery piece made on a potter’s wheel. A funnel-shaped receptacle can be fitted to…
10. February, 2020
Trapezoidal, braided from corn husks, with two handles. Around the center there is a dotted stripe pattern. Is was made on a loom with wooden frame. It was used to carry things to the field or for shopping.
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2. March, 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…
20. February, 2020
The mountain laws included feudal obligations, instructions on the time, manner, technique and organization of the annual vineyard work, as well as measures to maintain the vineyard and its accessories, crop safety, and the ethics of economic and social behavior on the mountain. The articles were based on the relative independence of the vineyard, in…
21. 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…
2. May, 2020
The mountain laws included feudal obligations, instructions on the time, manner, technique and organization of the annual vineyard work, as well as measures to maintain the vineyard and its accessories, crop safety, and the ethics of economic and social behavior on the mountain. The articles were based on the relative independence of the vineyard, in…
Random selection of built cultural heritage
18. August, 2020
The Lutheran prayer house was originally built as a school with a tower at its front.
2. March, 2020
In 1866 began the construction of the present synagogue, which is the only synagogue in Slovenia besides the Maribor synagogue. There is a permanent memorial exhibition on the Jewish population in Lendava and Prekmurje, as well as a permanent exhibition by Dan Reisinger, an Israeli graphic artist and painter, entitled Scrolls of Fire.
11. February, 2020
Gornje njive is an archaeological site on the marshy side of the floodplain of the Kebele stream, on a flat but slightly elevated field, on the eastern slope of Lendava Mountain, 1 km from Dolga Vas. The site was explored between 1997 and 1998 (Gornje njive 1) and in 2004 during the construction of the…
11. February, 2020
Murska Sobota’s Lutheran parish is one of the young parishes. Originally belonged to the Puconci parish, and it became an independent parish in 1900. The church was built in neo-Gothic style in 1910 by the Budapest-based architect Jenő Gerely, and in 2010 it was named after Martin Luther. The colorful rosette above the altar shows…
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21. February, 2020
At the beginning of the 20th century, Sándor Koltay, a teacher, urged to keep alive the custom of St. Gregory Procession on March 12. The origin of the custom goes back to the Middle Ages, when begging students roamed from house to house in the village. Starting from the 17th century, the custom also included…
20. February, 2020
It was customary for the Pentecostal queen or princess to have a procession. The custom was still alive in the early 1960s. The girls asked for admission into the houses, where they sang the greeting song entitled “God brought us the red Pentecost Day”. Four girls, held a flower-patterned scarf above the smallest, fifth girl…
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…
18. August, 2020
The Časar water mill in Berkovci ceased working in 1968 and, since 2000, it has become a museum, registered as Immobile Cultural Heritage, nr. EŠD 9272. It is a two-storeyed wooden mill structure, built in 1930. In 1946, the water wheel was replaced by a Francis turbine, the additional power came from a piston engine,…
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8. April, 2020
Horticultural engineer Márton Németh, born in Nemesládony, was a distinguished person in the viticulture research in Pécs. His work brought him international fame. The collection of wine grape varieties created by Németh from 1952 was one of the largest and most valuable in the world. He was a committed supporter of vine breeding by clone…
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…
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…
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
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.